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  2. Lick (music) - Wikipedia

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    Carter-style lick. [1] Play ⓘ In popular music genres such as country, blues, jazz or rock music, a lick is "a stock pattern or phrase" [2] consisting of a short series of notes used in solos and melodic lines and accompaniment. For musicians, learning a lick is usually a form of imitation. By imitating, musicians understand and analyze what ...

  3. Paul James (Canadian musician) - Wikipedia

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    Paul James, born Paul James Vigna, grew up in the Bathurst and Bloor Street area of Toronto called midtown. He graduated from Harbord Collegiate Institute.He began playing the guitar at the age of twelve, having first learned to play the accordion at the age of seven, through which he also learned to read music.

  4. List of blues musicians - Wikipedia

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    Acoustic blues* [365] Ted Hawkins: 1936 1995 Mississippi Acoustic blues [375] Big Boy Henry: 1921 2004 North Carolina Electric blues* [376] George Higgs: 1930 2013 North Carolina Electric blues* [377] Fruteland Jackson: 1953 Mississippi Electric blues* [377] Colin James: 1964 Canada Electric blues [378] Steve James: 1950 New York Acoustic blues ...

  5. List of blues standards - Wikipedia

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    For example, Robert Johnson and Tampa Red, who were the first to record the most blues standards on the list at four each, performed them as solo or duo acoustic performances. B.B. King and Muddy Waters , with the most standards on the charts at five each, [ 8 ] used electric blues-ensemble arrangements.

  6. Electric blues - Wikipedia

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    British blues emerged from the skiffle and folk club scene of the late 1950s, particularly in London, which included the playing of American acoustic blues.Critical was the visit of Muddy Waters in 1958, who initially shocked British audiences by playing amplified electric blues, but who was soon performing to ecstatic crowds and rave reviews. [30]

  7. List of country blues musicians - Wikipedia

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    Country blues singer, fingerstyle guitarist, songwriter, and record collector [4] DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 – July 2, 1982). Early country blues harmonica player from Tennessee. [5] First performer on the Grand Ole Opry [6] and known as 'the Harmonica Wizard', [7] Bailey was an Opry stalwart for 14 years. [8]

  8. Recovery (Eminem album) - Wikipedia

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    Recovery is the seventh studio album by the American rapper Eminem, released on June 18, 2010, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records.Unlike his previous albums, it features a majority of outside producers, including Alex da Kid, Just Blaze, Boi-1da, Jim Jonsin and Havoc, alongside in-house producers Emile, DJ Khalil, Mr. Porter, and Dr. Dre.

  9. Billy Squier - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 book I Want My MTV promoted it as the worst video of all time. [2] Martha Quinn, an MTV VJ when "Rock Me Tonite" was released, commented, "I don’t remember that video being poorly received at the time." [12] Whether it was the video or the shift in music style or other factors, Squier stopped selling out shows. He fired both of his ...