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Luther Allison

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Born
17 August 1939
Born In
Widener, St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States
Died
12 August 1997 (aged 57)
Luther Allison (born 17 August 1939 in Widener, AR, died 12 August 1997 in Madison, WI) was an American blues guitarist. His powerful guitar work – equal parts traditional blues string-bending and wall-shaking rock 'n roll – is matched in energy only by his soul-deep vocals. His live shows (often clocking in at well over three hours) are the stuff of legend. He was born in Widener, Arkansas (the 14th of 15 musically gifted children) first connected to the blues at age ten, when he began playing the diddley bow (a wire attached by nails to a wall with rocks for bridges and a bot… read more
Luther Allison (born 17 August 1939 in Widener, AR, died 12 August 1997 in Madison, WI) was an American blues guitarist. His powerful guitar work – equal parts traditional blues string-bending and wall-shaking rock 'n roll – is matched in energy only by his soul-deep vocals. His live sho… read more
Luther Allison (born 17 August 1939 in Widener, AR, died 12 August 1997 in Madison, WI) was an American blues guitarist. His powerful guitar work – equal parts traditional blues string-bending and wall-shaking rock 'n roll – is matched in energy only by his soul-deep vocals. His live shows (often clocking in at well over three hours) are the stuff of legend.… read more

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1 Play track Bad News Is Coming Bad News Is Coming
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2 Play track Serious Life Is A Bitch
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3 Play track Serious Should I Wait
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4 Play track Songs From The Road Living In The House Of The Blues
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5 Play track It's Been A Long Time It's Been A Long Time
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6 Play track All Blues'd Up: Songs of the Rolling Stones You Can't Always Get What You Want
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7 Play track Luther's Blues Luther's Blues
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8 Luther's Blues Part Time Love
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9 Play track The Motown Years 1972-1976 Little Red Rooster
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10 The Motown Years 1972-1976 Raggedy And Dirty
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