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Maiia: - In the words of Australian dance teacher MAY DOWNS give 150% or get off the stage. Legends of the blues play music... 150 %. An' still have problems getting paid- that's the blues. (And Jazz lol - blues players play 4 chords to 150 people while jazz musicians play 150 chords to 4 people)
The legends project was originally designed to collate the yarns of Cairns own Johno Johnson begins with the one and only -Sister Rosetta Tharpe (clip below)
and another who maybe unknown to most Australians Johnny Guitar Watson
HUMOUR... You got a right to sing the blues?
RESONATE - Sian Evans - 12 Bar Blue Thursday Night.
ORIGINAL MUSIC IN CAIRNS Cairns Blues Festivals
It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James performed by students ever since.
Below: UP ABOVE MY HEAD - AWESOME BLUES CLIP - FROM Paul Green
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