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Lightnin’ Hopkins said a burlap sack kept highway dust off his guitar when he hitch-hiked. Plus, it looked like ordinary laundry, which meant it was less likely to tempt thieves than a shiny case, according to blues historian Robert Santelli.

Howlin’ Wolf routinely ate raw onions before shows to make himself sweat harder. That drenching presence, coupled with a his roaring voice, redefined the image of a frontman. Wolf unleashed a howl that shook clubs; dancers swore the room got hotter. Source: James Segrest.

In 1954, Lowell Fulson’s blues band included Ray Charles on piano and Stanley Turrentine on sax. According to Ray, the scene on Fulson’s tour bus was utter chaos with whiskey being served for breakfast. Source: Ray Charles biography, Brother Ray.