JohnnyCopeland and Texas Blues program 1987

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JohnnyCopeland and Texas Blues program 1987

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Recorded off-the-air in February 1987, the Program, 1987, comprises one audiocassette ofthe radio program narrated by B. B. King for the NPR series . The program discusses the life of Texas guitarist JohnnyCopeland and the history of blues in Texas, including the influences of T-BoneWalker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Lightning Hopkins as well as Copeland’s impact onthe development of blues music. JohnnyCopeland and Texas Blues Johnny Copeland and TexasBlues, Horizons

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