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From http://aveugles.org/felix-impressionne/ this was filmed at the summer camp of the Fondation des Aveugles du Québec (Quebec Foundation for the Blind). (and therefore *canada)

Felix was born 3 months premature and his retinas detached due to oxygen toxicity at birth, and at first they were unsure if he would ever talk... so his family is very happy that he has turned out to have such a talent for music.

Felix loves BB King, of course, but also Les Colocs, Bernard Adamus, Stromae, Robert Johnson and Eddie Lang. He takes advantage of the summer camps to bring his guitar and put on a show.

It also says some other stuff about how the camp provides opportunities for blind children like Felix, and they hope he continues to flourish through music.

FWIW, 27 is around the beginning of Saturn's Return

10. Pete Ham
9. Chris Bell
8. Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
7. Amy Winehouse
6. Brian Jones
5. Janis Joplin
4. Robert Johnson
3. Jim Morrison
2. Kurt Cobain
1. Jimi Hendrix

as long as i'm not later portrayed by Ralph Macchio, i'm good yeah...

(for all the cheese in that movie, it's still got 2 or 3 incredibly memorable moments that had a hand in my try at guitar playing as a youth)


>> ^therealblankman:

>> ^pho3n1x:
I'd sell my soul to be able to play harp like that...

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>> ^pho3n1x:

I'd sell my soul to be able to play harp like that...


Well son, there's a certain crossroads. Lies just south of Clarksdale Mississippi. Where Highway 61 and Highway 49 meet is the spot where the King of the Delta Blues, Mr. Robert Johnson, made his deal with Old Scratch himself- you might know him better as the Devil.

http://g.co/maps/kgu25

Get yourself there and you can have what you want, but are you really willing to pay the price?

This video shouldn't have needed so many begs. Upvote for Robert Johnson.

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Rabbit Foot Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson

My Babe - Lightnin' Hopkins

Third Street's Going Down - Peetie Wheatstraw

Southern Can Mama - Blind Willie McTell

61 Highway - Mississippi Fred McDowell

The Little Red Caboose - Henry Thomas

Good Gravy - Sonny Boy Williamson

Bad Feelin' Blues - Arthur "Blind" Blake

Milkcow Scale Blues (v. 2) - Robert Johnson

Sleepy Man Blues - Bukka White

All I got on here is blues, at the moment.. really need to update the library.

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>> ^netean:
the squeaking of the guitar strings is nothing but sloppy, lazy playing...
lift your damn fingers off the fretboard- this sound is like nails on a blackboard

In classical guitar, the sound may be undesired but something like acoustic rock, or delta blues, it is a very common sound. I think Robert Johnson would agree...but what does he know?

well he got to stick to the man...er...woman. He ain't gon' state no color, but her front teeth crowned with gold

In reply to this comment by choggie:
...and only recorded a total of 34 sides, in a little over 7 months in 1936-7, in San Antonio and Dallas, respectively......and got paid dick for it....then made good on the deal with the devil in August 1938 @ age 27, falling ill after playing a party and dying four days later....whodunnit???

That was really interesting. I always assumed that there was a backup guitar because even listening to it now, it seems impossible for Robert Johnson to be doing all that so casually.