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Raymond Hill
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Eddie Snow
2,617 listeners
Born in West Memphis, Arkansas, Eddie Snow developed his chops playing the Memphis music scene of the 1950s. He played with B.B. King and A… read moreBorn in West Memphis, Arkansas, Eddie Snow developed his chops playing the Memphis music scene of the 1950s. He played with B.B. King and Albert King, and even gave some advice to a young Elvis Presley early in his recording career. Stev… read moreBorn in West Memphis, Arkansas, Eddie Snow developed his chops playing the Memphis music scene of the 1950s. He played with B.B. King and Albert King, and even gave some advice to a young Elvis Presley early in his recording career. Steve Adelman, who's been Eddie Snow's drummer for fiv… read more -
Billy Love
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Woodrow Adams
820 listeners
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Charlie Booker
770 listeners
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Hot Shot Love
4,012 listeners
Coy "Hot Shot" Love was a renaissance man, of a kind, in blues: sign-painter, street denizen, and a magician with a harmonica, wh… read moreCoy "Hot Shot" Love was a renaissance man, of a kind, in blues: sign-painter, street denizen, and a magician with a harmonica, who liked to adorn his leather jacket and his bicycle, and other personal items with messages regard… read moreCoy "Hot Shot" Love was a renaissance man, of a kind, in blues: sign-painter, street denizen, and a magician with a harmonica, who liked to adorn his leather jacket and his bicycle, and other personal items with messages regarding his outlook on life. He lived on Gayoso Street in Memphi… read more -
Houston Boines
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Willie Nix
10,538 listeners
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Joe Hill Louis
12,806 listeners
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Pat Hare
4,471 listeners
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