Luther Allison

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Born
17 August 1939
Born In
Widener, St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States
Died
12 August 1997 (aged 57)
Luther Allison (born 17 August 1939 in Widener, AR, died 12 August 1997 in Madison, WI) was an American blues guitarist. His powerful guitar work – equal parts traditional blues string-bending and wall-shaking rock 'n roll – is matched in energy only by his soul-deep vocals. His live shows (often clocking in at well over three hours) are the stuff of legend. He was born in Widener, Arkansas (the 14th of 15 musically gifted children) first connected to the blues at age ten, when he began playing the diddley bow (a wire attached by nails to a wall with rocks for bridges and a bot… read more
Luther Allison (born 17 August 1939 in Widener, AR, died 12 August 1997 in Madison, WI) was an American blues guitarist. His powerful guitar work – equal parts traditional blues string-bending and wall-shaking rock 'n roll – is matched in energy only by his soul-deep vocals. His live sho… read more
Luther Allison (born 17 August 1939 in Widener, AR, died 12 August 1997 in Madison, WI) was an American blues guitarist. His powerful guitar work – equal parts traditional blues string-bending and wall-shaking rock 'n roll – is matched in energy only by his soul-deep vocals. His live shows (often clocking in at well over three hours) are the stuff of legend.… read more

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1 Play track Bad News Is Coming Bad News Is Coming
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2 Play track Serious Life Is A Bitch
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3 Play track It's Been A Long Time It's Been A Long Time
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4 Luther's Blues Part Time Love
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5 Play track Bad News Is Coming Evil Is Going On
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6 Play track The Motown Years 1972-1976 Little Red Rooster
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7 Play track The Motown Years 1972-1976 Raggedy And Dirty
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8 Play track Bad News Is Coming Rock Me Baby
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9 Play track Serious Should I Wait
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10 Living in the House of Blues - Live Living in the House of Blues - Live
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  1. 76,883 listeners

    1 Mar 1987 · 10 tracks

    Serious
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  2. 45,299 listeners

    1972 · 7 tracks

    Bad News Is Coming
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  3. 30,539 listeners

    2001 · 12 tracks

    Luther's Blues
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  4. 18,068 listeners

    1 Jan 1996 · 17 tracks

    The Motown Years 1972-1976
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