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In something of an epic music career, midwest reed player Boyd Atkins went from the mainstream New Orleans jazz sound of Louis Armstrong's band to some of the hardest-edged Chicago blues, as practiced by the likes of guitar slinger Magic Sam. He is also one of the reverb-drenched saxophonists who strived to stay in tune with wild slide guitarist Elmore James, not that anyone ...more


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