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Cyril Davies – from Trad Jazz to the Rolling Stones

August 17, 2015June 30, 2017 gopher 1 Comment Diatonic, Music Uploads

The story of Cyril Davies, the first British blues harmonica player. From Traditional Jazz to Country Blues and Jug Bands in the 1950s. The meetings with blues greats like Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Muddy Waters. Amplification and the Explosion of Blues Incorporated into the Ealing Club and The Marquee in 1962. A year […]

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