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Language of the Blues - Edmonton Blues Society

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M uddy Waters performing at <strong>the</strong> Cellar Door in Washington, D C, with Jerry Portnoy on harmonica, 1976<br />

photo © Joseph A. Rosen<br />

Of course, Muddy talked like that only in private, among friends and band-mates,<br />

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appropriate. He understood his accomplishments and was proud <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m and conducted<br />

himself in public gracefully but with reserve. In situations where he was with family or<br />

close friends, or having a particularly good time on <strong>the</strong> bandstand, though, he displayed a<br />

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loose<br />

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<strong>the</strong>- <br />

rgolin struggled to master <strong>the</strong> subtleties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> music, and eventually<br />

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Song:<br />

- Louise Johnson<br />

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