“I was turned on to a Magic Sam record “West Side Soul” and it ruined me. All of the sudden I was turned on to all these blues artists. It really hit me. It seemed like something I could do. I could visualize it,” said Tedeschi. “T-Bone Walker, Gatemouth Brown, Otis Rush, Freddy King, Johnny Guitar Watson All of these people changed my outlook on music. I just wanted to be like one of those Chicago guys, just sing really great and have a great guitar style.”
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Susan Tedeschi on Magic Sam's record “West Side Soul”
“I was turned on to a Magic Sam record “West Side Soul” and it ruined me. All of the sudden I was turned on to all these blues artists. It really hit me. It seemed like something I could do. I could visualize it,” said Tedeschi. “T-Bone Walker, Gatemouth Brown, Otis Rush, Freddy King, Johnny Guitar Watson All of these people changed my outlook on music. I just wanted to be like one of those Chicago guys, just sing really great and have a great guitar style.”
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