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Derek Trucks - Sweet Emotion

At a mere nine years old Derek Trucks bought his first guitar, an acoustic, at a garage sale for just five dollars. At the time, it was a spur of the moment whim for the youngster from Jacksonville, Florida, who hadn't yet given a thought to becoming a professional musician. All the better for us that that random purchase sparked the genesis of one of music's most consummate artists and slide guitar virtuosos.

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Derek Trucks - Sweet Emotion

Robben Ford - Blues Update

Sophistication. The term describes Robben Ford's music on a number of levels. The eclectic musician he regularly touches on blues, jazz, R&B, rock blends instrumental and lyrical ideas into a package so elegant, yet musically invigorating, it's hard to say whether it's more soulfully sweet or rippin jazz-bluesy. Either way, Ford's compositions often take standard blues riffs or rhythm & blues progressions, then twist them into a contemporary, Earthy affair that leaves guitarists in awe.

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Robben Ford - Blues Update

Stevie Ray Vaughan- The Real Deal

An astounding amalgam of Texas blues slinger, Lonnie Mack devotee and Hendrix stylist, Stevie Ray Vaughan was an American original, the like of which we won't see again anytime soon.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan- The Real Deal

B. B. King - Good Times Keep Rollin'

From his humble roots as a Delta sharecropper to his current status as king of the blues and frequent guest of President Clinton, B.B. King and his trusty Gibson Lucille have lived large and lived small. But whether the crowd was a few drunks on a rainy night or a throng of thousands hanging onto his every note, one thing has remained the same: It's the music that matters, and the seventy-four-year-old legend puts his heart on the line by playing live nearly every night of the year to prove it.

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B. B. King - Good Times Keep Rollin'

Stevie Ray Vaughan- The Real Deal

An astounding amalgam of Texas blues slinger, Lonnie Mack devotee and Hendrix stylist, Stevie Ray Vaughan was an American original, the like of which we won't see again anytime soon.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan- The Real Deal

About Blues Alley

The "Blues" have taken on a life all its own. Constantly being reinvented by new players, Blues Alley revisits old interviews with classic players and also brings forth the new talent entering the world of Blues.

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