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80 years ago John W. Work III and Alan Lomax made the first recordings of McKinley Morganfield, aka Muddy Water, at the Stovall Plantation. Lomax's misrendered his nickname, published the plural form in the 1941 album debut, "Muddy Waters" stuck. #blueshistory
📷John W. Work III
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Remembering on this day 'Mississippi' John Hurt🌹(1893 -1966) #documentary excerpt 🎶'The Ballad Of Stagger Lee' (1963 Newport Folk Festival) #film #shortfilm #bluesmusic #blueshistory📽️youtu.be/-rNwN9p6Frg
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Happy Birthday Big Mama Thornton (born on this day in Ariton, Alabama) talking about recording 🎶'Hound Dog' while traveling with Muddy Waters, in 1971. #blueshistory
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Excerpt about John Lee Hooker #film #documentary #bluesmusic🎞️'Blues America' #blueshistory ...
Part 1 - Woke Up This Morning
youtu.be/9hZMHLGMpzc
Part 2 - Bright Lights, Big City
youtu.be/3AoQqTYjFSA
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American Folk Blues Festival
Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, Otis Spann, Bill Stepney, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Matt Guitar Murphy, Willie Dixon, Victoria Spivey, Big Joe Williams, 1963. #blues #bluesmusic #blueshistory 🎶'Bye, Bye Blues'