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Luther Allison
Like so many blues musicians before him, Luther Allison had his life cut short just as he was beginning to reach the audience he'd always deserved. Raised on Chicago's West and South sides, Luther lived near such blues greats as Otis Rush and Muddy Waters, but didn't actually learn to play guitar until after his eighteenth birthday. Although his rock- and soul-infused guitar pyrotechnics won over more than a few fans in his native land, Luther forged a much deeper connection with blues fans in France and Germany, one which eventually convinced him to relocate to a Parisian suburb. His mid-90s return to the US was cause for much celebration in blues circles; he recorded several records for Alligator, and headlined numerous blues festivals before being felled by lung cancer at the age of fifty-seven. |
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