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In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.

Luther Allison

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Luther Allison
Age: 57 †
Born: 1939
Born: August 17
Died: 1997
Died: August 12
Guitarist
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Widener
Arkansas
Lifetime
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Chicago

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