Johnny Shines (as in, has anybody heard of?)
When I moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Johnny Shines was all the rage down there. So many people that I came into contact with were filled with stories of meeting the guy, listening to him play, and even taking lessons from & playing with him on stage!Imagine this: here is a guy who played out at gigs with Robert Johnson back in the day, but then quit gigging for decades. When Blues enthusiasts sought him out, however, he came out and played again, and recorded (thank goodness) many tunes that might otherwise have gone away forever.Now, thanks to the magic of YouTube, we can catch footage of this cat, showing us all how it's done.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apWm5lRkejMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-bYE5I6TJY
After listening, what do you think?
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When I moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Johnny Shines was all the rage down there. So many people that I came into contact with were filled with stories of meeting the guy, listening to him play, and even taking lessons from & playing with him on stage!Imagine this: here is a guy who played out at gigs with Robert Johnson back in the day, but then quit gigging for decades. When Blues enthusiasts sought him out, however, he came out and played again, and recorded (thank goodness) many tunes that might otherwise have gone away forever.Now, thanks to the magic of YouTube, we can catch footage of this cat, showing us all how it's done.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apWm5lRkejMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-bYE5I6TJY
After listening, what do you think?
Herring405
