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Raymond Hill: Remembering Clarksdale’s Unsung Reed Man

“Blow your horn, Raymond! Blow!” If you’re a fan of rock-and-roll, you’ve heard those words, yelled by Jackie Brenston during the solo on the groundbreaking track, “Rocket 88.” Many regard it as the first rock-and-roll record, combining car-crazy fun — it celebrates swigging booze while cruising around in an Oldsmobile Rocket Hydra-Matic 88 — with […]

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