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Robert Johnson
How can we explain the incredible talent that rises clear as a bell off the scratchy old recordings of bluesman Robert Johnson? If we believe the legends, Johnson got his gift on a lonely Mississippi road when he met up with Beelzebub himself. The devil offered Johnson a musical genius that would tea
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Lightnin' Hopkins
Sam Hopkins had the blues from 1920 all the way into the 1980s. During his long career, he experienced both celebrity and obscurity; today he's remembered as a Blues great and takes a place, along with Blind Lemon Jefferson and T-Bone Walker, in the trinity of Texas Blues. His scratchy voice, ragged
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Bernard Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann wrote scores for over 40 movies, providing music for films by Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. From his first film, "Citizen Kane," to his last, "Taxi Driver," Herrmann heightened psychological nuance and dramatic tension with sound, often using
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Cesaria Evora
As a teenager, Cesaria Evora performed in bars in her native Mindelo, a town on São Vicente island -- known as Cape Verde's most cultured island. By the age of 20, she was the solo star of local radio stations. In her mid-40s, Evora finally left her island to break into the Paris scene, and releas
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