Ed Bell's Sweetgum Bottom Blues

Summary:

Interview about a little-known, but influential Alabama bluesman

Website:

http://www.sweetgumbottomblues.com

Tones:

Earnest, Engaging, Informational

Language:

English

Description:

Ed Bell's name is hardly known today, but there was a time when the Alabama bluesman shook up the music world with tunes like Mamlish Blues and Hambone Blues. His style was unconvential - even controversial. Reporter Tanya Ott (TAWN-yuh AWT) talks with Ansel Strickland -- who created the Sweet Gum Bottom Blues Festival to honor Ed Bell -- and musician Sam Pointer, who brought his guitar into the studio to introduce us to the music of Ed Bell.

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