Beyond the Blues: The American Music of Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown

His early recordings for Peacock Records are treasures of jump blues, showcasing a fiery and fleet-fingered guitar style full of stinging, horn-like phrases and boundless energy. But right from the start, Gate was different. He bristled at being labeled a "bluesman," feeling it was a commercial box that ignored the full scope of his musical loves.

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