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Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues.

Luther Allison

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Luther Allison
Age: 57 †
Born: 1939
Born: August 17
Died: 1997
Died: August 12
Guitarist
Musician
Widener
Arkansas
Left
Play
People
Blues
Opened
Doors

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