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Junior Wells: Live At Theresa's 1975

John Morthland, No Depression, 28 February 2007

IN A SENSE, blues harpist Junior Wells wanted across-the-board stardom so bad after he left Muddy Waters to go solo that it undermined his music, which along with his acute showmanship evolved into a triumph of style over substance.

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