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ChicagoBluesHistory

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Chicago blues researcher exploring blues music with a worldwide audience. Author of Marrow Bones and Cleaver Music. Born on the South Side. @martyweil

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Billy Boy Arnold celebrates his 88th birthday today! Arnold is a rarity: a leading bluesman who was born in Chicago, rather than migrating from the South. At 13, he was taking informal harp lessons from his neighbour, John Lee ‘Sonny Boy’ Williamson. Read his awesome biography.

Billy Boy Arnold celebrates his 88th birthday today! Arnold is a rarity: a leading bluesman who was born in Chicago, rather than migrating from the South. At 13, he was taking informal harp lessons from his neighbour, John Lee ‘Sonny Boy’ Williamson. Read his awesome biography.
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