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Doc Sportello

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3. You're welcome

Reply to Jim G. (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 09:48 AM

Jul 2021

Buddy's tale is the quintessential bluesman's story. Grew up dirt poor in the south, played guitar to get away from soul crushing field work, made the pilgrimage to Chicago, met Lightnin Hopkins, and the rest is history.

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