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First let me say that probably my all time favorite blues record is 'Hoodoo Man Blues'--Junior and Buddy...When I first started playin' I learned a lot, so much, from Junior and Buddy playin' together. I grew up in Chicago and I had a fake I.D. when I was sixteen 'n' they were one of the first bands, along with Otis Rush 'n' Koko Taylor, that I used to go see a lot. And I remember meeting Junior when I was prob'ly, like, seventeen and just being nervous as hell, and he was totally cool and... very encouraging. I was just about to start playing guitar, really.
Later on we played on a bunch of shows together. We were on a Caribbean blues cruise together...A lot of these guys, once they're out on the ocean they're not real happy--but I think he dug it. And we caught one of his sets on the cruise, and he was Junior--an amazing showman.
Just his voice...and of course his harp playing, but he's just got one of the most incredible blues voices that there will ever be. (6/7/01 AE)
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First let me say that probably my all time favorite blues record is 'Hoodoo Man Blues'--Junior and Buddy...When I first started playin' I learned a lot, so much, from Junior and Buddy playin' together. I grew up in Chicago and I had a fake I.D. when I was sixteen 'n' they were one of the first bands, along with Otis Rush 'n' Koko Taylor, that I used to go see a lot. And I remember meeting Junior when I was prob'ly, like, seventeen and just being nervous as hell, and he was totally cool and... very encouraging. I was just about to start playing guitar, really.
Later on we played on a bunch of shows together. We were on a Caribbean blues cruise together...A lot of these guys, once they're out on the ocean they're not real happy--but I think he dug it. And we caught one of his sets on the cruise, and he was Junior--an amazing showman.
Just his voice...and of course his harp playing, but he's just got one of the most incredible blues voices that there will ever be. (6/7/01 AE)
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