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Long John Hunter--A Texas Bluesman - jazzboCR - 08-01-2015
Actually, that title is a misnomer--Mr. Hunter was born in Louisiana and built his career in Juarez, Mexico--but he darn sure as identifies as a Lone Star son. Didn't cut a serious album til he was 57 (1988) but broke out on top--check his write-ups, all by AMG ace reviewers: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/long-john-hunter-mn0000826917/discography His bio--read the dues he paid to burnish his craft--it'd break a lesser man: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/long-john-hunter-mn0000826917/biography What put me onto Mr. Hunter so strong (BTW, he's still living--83) is Ron Weinstock's review of a CD: http://inabluemood.blogspot.com/2012/08/long-john-hunters-swinging-from-rafters.html
Blather finished so here's some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jndL-16th4 << puts you right in the picture w/terrif pix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMP7GMdgwbY << Git it, hit it, quit it--just like that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVWN2XiHX3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjrpPGYbvV0 << Aren't we lucky that the music flows all around those warm bodies in front of the camera and that self-important a$$hole on the phone?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2K5iRGLKvA << Good to see a master getting his due after decades in the trenches << other good vids available from this gig--love the band
I leave you with this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKArCqCYI5E