The Blues are cathartic to play and also to listen to, it is often said.
I missed an opportunity to hear the great Memphis Slim, live in concert, because I didn’t know enough about him as a teenager.
Later in life, I listened to some of his recordings and found them to be exhilarating.
Folks from other cultures might have drawn inspiration from the stylings of his output and in many cases they were successful at imitating the sounds.
The attitude behind the notes was inimitable, however.
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