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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: John Primer and Friends - Tribute To Theresa's Lounge

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John fell in love with the blues as a child when his father and an older cousin played guitar and sang at night after a hard day in the fields. His mother moved to Chicago to secure a job and support her family. She promised to bring John and his sister to the big city when they reached age 18, leaving them with family. Depressed and lonely, young Primer frequently went into the neighboring woods, where he cried his troubles away and began singing the blues in solitude. He eventually built himself a diddley bow on the side of his grandmother's house out of broom wire, two nails and a brick and began accompanying himself as he sang, eventually playing for dimes and quarters in his schoolyard. After listening to Jimmy Reed , Little Milton, B.B. King , Albert King and Muddy Waters on his grandmother's record player, his biggest dream was to play alongside Muddy Waters one day. 🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM ▶ Listen to Album Samples (Clic...
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ROY'S MATCHBOX BLUES - ROY DUNN

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Roy Dunn was one of the last links to the rich Atlanta pre-war blues scene; he had played with Curley Weaver., Buddy Moss and Blind Willie McTell. Know'd Them All is his only album. "This, his only album", Lowry wrote, is as complete a representation of the talents of Roy S. Dunn (a/k/a James Clavin Speed) as could be compiled, and his talents deserve another listening." Dunn passed in 1988. If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! -  ”LIKE”
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Further On Down The Line - Roy Dunn

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Roy Dunn was born in Eatonton, GA. on April 13, 1922. At the age of nine he took interest in the guitar. Soon afterwards his family moved to Covington where he was given some lessons by Curley Weaver. In the 1930's he led a musical double life performing gospel with his family group The Dunn Brothers as well as the All National Independents, the Rainbow Gospel Four & The Golden Gospel Singers. When he wasn't busy with his service to the Lord, he could be found jamming around Atlanta with Buddy Moss, Curley Weaver and Blind Willie McTell. Dunn settled in Atlanta in the 1950's and in 1956 he was convicted of manslaughter. Upon his parole in 1960 he found work running machinery for the Georgia Highway Department. In 1968 Dunn was a victim of an automobile accident that caused severe injuries to his wife and himself and killed their baby. It took him a year to recover and he was never able to return to work. He was still able to play music, however, and he performed around ...
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