Pretty Girls Everywhere by Snooks Eaglin
New Orleans singer and guitarist Snooks Eaglin was a star in his home town's musical firmament for more than 50 years. He played and recorded with fellow locals Ellis Marsalis, James Booker, the pianist and producer Allen Toussaint and the Wild Magnolias, and was sought out by visiting rock eminences including Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt. Blinded by glaucoma in early childhood, Eaglin listened intently to music on the radio and developed a remarkable command of the guitar. "He played with a certain finger style that was highly unusual," said Toussaint. "He was unlimited on the guitar. It was extraordinary." His reputation was as big as anyone's in New Orleans. And he wouldn't travel, so if you wanted to see Snooks you had to come to New Orleans. Taken from https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/20/snooks-eaglin-obituary
About Snooks Eaglin
Fird Eaglin Jr., known as Snooks Eaglin, was an American guitarist and singer based in New Orleans. In his early years he was sometimes credited under other names, including Blind Snooks Eaglin, "Lil" Snook, Ford Eaglin, Blind Guitar Ferd.
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