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I loved playing and I was actually working two jobs.

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The first amp I had back in the '50s was a small Fender.

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I got to see all these incredible blues players, like Jimmy Reed.

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My first really good guitar was a Gibson J-45.

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I learned some chords and I started watching anybody I could, once I really got into it.

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The first time I went to New York, I met Alan Freed.

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Alan's publishing company was in the Brill Building, and of course, the Brill Building was where all the songwriters hung out because that's where all the publishers were.

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Guys like Otis Blackwell and Bobby Darin, and all the guys who were writing songs for Elvis at the time, just hanging around, writing songs, talking about music.

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But I always loved songs with great lyrics.

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About two months into the Whisky, I borrowed some money and rented a remote recording truck.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: November 7th, 1942

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