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W. C. Handy Awards 2005

The blues will always be the roots of my musical tree. It began with elvis, then big mama thornton, memphis minnie, mississippi john hurt, leadbelly, muddy waters, son house, robert johnson, howlin’ wolf, tampa red, slim harpo, blind blake, blind willie johnson, on to chicago when it got electrified, bb king, muddy, buddy, cotton, broonzy, butterfield, bloomfield, musslewhite, little walter, even the kansas city headcutters all swirl around in the great melting pot of american rock and roll.