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" The song of the blues, the song of the music, was something a lot of people missed out on. They thought they had to swagger a certain way or bark at the mic, and you don't have to do that. "
Taj Mahal
Music
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" The blues is played everywhere. There's no place I've been where they don't have blues or aren't interested in blues. "
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