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Language of the Blues - Edmonton Blues Society

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been farmers and Pullman porters for twenty-five years and<br />

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fought her own battle with alcoholism and got sober in <strong>the</strong> mid-<br />

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Songs:<br />

- Tommy Johnson<br />

- Willard Thomas<br />

- Willard Thomas<br />

ASH ES H A U L E D<br />

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expressing <strong>the</strong> less-than-romantic sentiment that<br />

he was feeling a bit backed up and needed to ejaculate. <br />

not necessarily mean that one participated in sexual intercourse. Any sexual act that leads<br />

to <strong>the</strong> desired result will do.<br />

<br />

is justification reflected <strong>the</strong> notion, dating back to <strong>the</strong> Middle Ages, that semen<br />

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Songs:<br />

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- Hattie Hart<br />

- Kokomo Arnold<br />

- Lucille Bogan<br />

A X E<br />

Axe is slang for a guitar. According to New Orleans-born pianist Dr. John (Mac<br />

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little anti-hero flair. <br />

<br />

[gangsters] used to traditionally carry it in a bag 23 The Thomson Submachine Gun, or<br />

Tommy gun, was a favorite. It was long and lean, like <strong>the</strong> new solid-body electric guitar<br />

developed by Slingerland in 1939.<br />

The intense Chicago blues guita<br />

undeniable prowess on his instrument and his fierce demeanor on stage. Born in Osceola,<br />

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by Albert King and Earl Hooker. Seals hit <strong>the</strong> road with King and Hooker when he was<br />

eighteen, and soon moved to Chicago, where he developed into one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great<br />

powerhouses <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> electric blues.<br />

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