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Luther Allison

"I focused on how these people became how they were."

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"I focused on how these people became how they were."

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"But there was not a job that could say that Luther Allison didn't do his job."
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"Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do."
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"The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues."
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"But you know, I still had a dream of being able to go back home and tour."
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"But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular?"
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"Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues."
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"I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues."
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"In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side."
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"I mean, look how many musicians have come through and played beside me, and I'm workin' and they're not."
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"I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect."
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