American - Musician | August 17, 1939 - August 12, 1997
And I can do the rock clubs if I have to.
Luther Allison
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So I cut out all the drinkin' and hangin' out and stuff like that early on.
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I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.
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Buddy Guy finally got a break and made it. And Buddy Guy deserves it.
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Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do.
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We played the same thing in Europe we played in the States.
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But there was not a job that could say that Luther Allison didn't do his job.
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In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized.
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What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.
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Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit.
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But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about.
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I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect.
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