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ever wonder about the blues legends who
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changed the game but never got the fame
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deserved welcome to Still Got the Blues
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Music Today we're exploring 10 of the
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most underrated blues musicians you need
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to hear Let's get into the list Number
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10 Clarence Gatemouth Brown His style of
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music included blues R&B rock and roll
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jazz and gospel He made records and
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performed all over the world Number nine
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Mike Bloomfield The early days of blues
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guitar weren't always easy but they did
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give rise to some incredible talent In
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1953 young blues guitarist Michael
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Bloomfield sat down to play his first
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gig with Muddy Waters Band at a club
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called The Village Vanguard Number eight
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Alvin Lee He was an English singer
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songwriter and guitarist He is best
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known for being the lead singer and lead
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guitarist for the blues rock band 10
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years after Number seven Otis Rush He
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was an American blues guitarist and
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singer songwriter He played guitar and
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performed as a vocalist and songwriter
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in the midentth century recording with
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artists such as Muddy Waters John Lee
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Hooker and BB King He also recorded with
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many bands as a solo artist Number six
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Junior Wells He was one of the most
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influential blues musicians of the mid
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to late 20th century After his rise to
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fame as a session player and then as a
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leading figure of the Chicago blues
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scene he released some of the most
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influential blues recordings of all time
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Number five Peter Green Fleetwood Max's
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original mastermind Peter Green penned
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some of the purest blues rock ever
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recorded Number four Roy Buchanan Leroy
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Buchanan was born in Ozark Arkansas
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Raised on gospel and R&B Roy Buchanan
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turned raw emotion into every note he
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played Number three Albert Collins What
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is exciting about Albert Jean Drury is
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his influence on other guitarists
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Although he never received a formal
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education in music he was one of the
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finest electric guitar players of the
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1970s Number two Skip James He was born
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Nehemiah James in Memphis Tennessee He
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gained recognition in the 1920s and
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1930s as a performer at local music
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clubs and juke joints and he eventually
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began recording for Paramount Records in
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1931 Number one Rory Gallagher He is one
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of the most influential guitarists of
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the modern era His style was rooted in
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blues and R&B but he incorporated other
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influences and styles into his sound So
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that's our list of the most underrated
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blues legends you need to know Want to
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explore these blues legends further
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