I had seen a couple of blues package tours (can't place the dates yet) which featured some top notch bluesmen who were receiving more recognition in the UK than in the USA. You got four or five legends in one evening. A similar type of event has evolved recently with African acts. This was however the first straightforward blues gig I went to featuring authentic country blues. Strangely it was on at a local night club - the Top Hat at Spennymoor. I already knew some of their music but to be in a small club listening to them live was deeply moving and that was enhanced as you came face to face with their personal disabilities and saw how they had overcome those barriers.
Sonny Terry was an astonishing harp player, as good as anyone I have heard and I feel privileged to have been at the gig.
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