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Live performance footage captures the energy, spontaneity, and imperfection that studio recordings polish away. The rarest live clips are from small venues, early gigs, one-off collaborations, and performances where something unexpected happened — a song played differently, a moment of improvisation, or a connection between the artist and the audience that was never repeated.
Chicago bluesman. Born February 14, 1937 in Grenada, Mississippi, died December 1, 1969 in Chicago. Released his first record, "All Your Love" on the Cobra label in 1957. Best known for his distinctive tremolo guitar playing. See also the Magic Sam Blues Band.
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