Double Trouble
Bassist Tommy Shannon played with both Johnny Winter and Stevie Ray Vaughan when the two guitarists became blues giants of their respective generations. Interestingly, he first met each of them at...
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(W. Johnson); Blind Willie Johnson, guitar, vocal; (probably) Willie B. Harris, vocal; Rec. Dallas, September 1, 1935. Columbia 14425-D (mx. W 147570-2); Originally Released 1935