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... style . " Trouble Blues " made No. 1 on R & B charts in '49 , followed by " Homesick Blues , " which was a Top Five seller . And 1951 was a good year with such typically low - spirited songs as " Seven Long Days " and " Black Night ...
... style . " Trouble Blues " made No. 1 on R & B charts in '49 , followed by " Homesick Blues , " which was a Top Five seller . And 1951 was a good year with such typically low - spirited songs as " Seven Long Days " and " Black Night ...
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... style instead of minor ( blue ) notes played against major chords ( I , IV , V ) , as in delta or country blues . King uses single - string runs and jazz - blues riffs , making the instrument less percussive and more melodic . Instead ...
... style instead of minor ( blue ) notes played against major chords ( I , IV , V ) , as in delta or country blues . King uses single - string runs and jazz - blues riffs , making the instrument less percussive and more melodic . Instead ...
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... style . Reed was a potent figure in the mid - ' 60s ' R & B Revival and he had a part in shaping the style of Slim Harpo , an Excello Records chartmaker between '66 and '68 . In the humor of Harpo's " Baby , Scratch My Back , ” No. 1 in ...
... style . Reed was a potent figure in the mid - ' 60s ' R & B Revival and he had a part in shaping the style of Slim Harpo , an Excello Records chartmaker between '66 and '68 . In the humor of Harpo's " Baby , Scratch My Back , ” No. 1 in ...
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Rhythm and Blues Under Fire | xxiii |
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