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Pinkie Master's Lounge: Look for the old Pabst Blue Ribbon sign to find this juke-joint local stalwart.912-238-0447
Southern Revival 2011
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Earthier stirrings began to emerge when Stanley Brown, playing a Hammond organ, turned “Just a Closer Walk With Thee” into a flamboyantly embellished slow drag with a juke-joint coda.
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This was the childhood home of Little Richard and Otis Redding, where James Brown got an early break, singing "" Looking for Jesus '' at a juke-joint audition.
Marching Into Macon 2008
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The night's set list reflected Mr. Helm's lifelong musical path: some juke-joint blues, a Little Richard boogie, a Dylan ballad.
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With Ray Charles saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman and funk drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, McGriff formed the Dream Team and recorded a spate of albums in his classic juke-joint style up until 2002's backward-looking "McGriff Avenue."
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Maybe, he would be her manager—getting her professional and box-office gigs—none of that hole-in-the wall, juke-joint stuff.
A Love So Deep Suzetta Perkins 2007
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She had waited more years than she was willing to admit for Deacon Graham Peters, and now that he was available, there was no way she was going to miss her opportunity to be Mrs. Graham Peters, especially for the likes of a juke-joint singer.
A Love So Deep Suzetta Perkins 2007
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Maybe, he would be her manager—getting her professional and box-office gigs—none of that hole-in-the wall, juke-joint stuff.
A Love So Deep Suzetta Perkins 2007
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It's a scrappy, raw, powerhouse of a record, exploding with juke-joint fun and Memphis-flavored blues.
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She had waited more years than she was willing to admit for Deacon Graham Peters, and now that he was available, there was no way she was going to miss her opportunity to be Mrs. Graham Peters, especially for the likes of a juke-joint singer.
A Love So Deep Suzetta Perkins 2007
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