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Roger "Hurricane" Wilson, the Glossary

Roger "Hurricane" Wilson (born July 27, 1953) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.^[1]

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Radio personalities from New Jersey

Albert Collins

Albert Gene Collins (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993)Skeely, Richard. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Albert Collins are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Albert King are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom

Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom was a music venue located in Atlanta, Georgia that existed between 1974 and 1979.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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B. B. King

Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and b. B. King are American blues guitarists.

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Blues Foundation

The Blues Foundation is an American nonprofit corporation, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, that is affiliated with more than 175 blues organizations from various parts of the world.

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Buddy Guy

George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Buddy Guy are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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CD Baby

CD Baby, Inc. is a Portland, Oregon based online distributor of independent music.

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Charlie Musselwhite

Charles Douglas Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American blues harmonica player and bandleader, one who came to prominence, along with Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, as a pivotal figure in helping to revive the Chicago Blues movement of the 1960s. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Charlie Musselwhite are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet.

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Delbert McClinton

Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Delbert McClinton are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Delta blues

Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues.

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Dickey Betts

Forrest Richard Betts (December 12, 1943 – April 18, 2024) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Dickey Betts are American blues guitarists.

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Duane Allman

Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American rock and blues guitarist and the founder and original leader of the Allman Brothers Band, for which he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Duane Allman are American blues guitarists.

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Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival

The Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival is an annual event in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, United States, which attracts many national and internationally known blues artists.

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Edgar Winter

Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American multi-instrumentalist, working as a vocalist along with playing keyboards, saxophone, and percussion. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Edgar Winter are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Electric blues

Electric blues is blues music distinguished by the use of electric amplification for musical instruments.

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Elmore James

Elmore James (Brooks; January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Elmore James are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Freddie King

Freddie King (September 3, 1934December 28, 1976) was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Freddie King are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Freedom of the City

The Freedom of the City (or Borough in some parts of the UK) is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary.

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GoFundMe

GoFundMe is an American for-profit crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for events ranging from life events such as celebrations and graduations to challenging circumstances like accidents and illnesses.

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Hubert Sumlin

Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer, best known for his "wrenched, shattering bursts of notes, sudden cliff-hanger silences and daring rhythmic suspensions" as a member of Howlin' Wolf's band. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Hubert Sumlin are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Hurricane Donna

Hurricane Donna, known in Puerto Rico as Hurricane San Lorenzo, was the strongest hurricane of the 1960 Atlantic hurricane season, and caused severe damage to the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, and the East Coast of the United States, especially Florida, in August–September.

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International Blues Challenge

The International Blues Challenge (IBC) is a music competition run by the Blues Foundation.

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Iridium Jazz Club

The Iridium is a music club located on Broadway in New York City.

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Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Jacksonville Beach is a coastal resort city in Duval County, Florida, United States.

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James Cotton

James Henry Cotton (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who performed and recorded with many fellow blues artists and with his own band. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and James Cotton are American blues singers.

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John Mayall

John Brumwell Mayall (29 November 1933 – 22 July 2024) was an English blues and rock musician, songwriter and producer.

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Keansburg, New Jersey

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Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw is a suburban city northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, located within the greater Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Leon Russell

Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, blues rock, folk, surf and the Tulsa sound.

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Les Paul

Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Les Paul are American blues guitarists.

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List of electric blues musicians

The following is a list of electric blues musicians.

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Little Feat

Little Feat is an American rock band formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George, keyboardist Bill Payne, drummer Richie Hayward and bassist Roy Estrada in 1969 in Los Angeles.

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Little Milton

James Milton Campbell Jr. (September 7, 1934 – August 4, 2005), better known as Little Milton, was an American blues singer and guitarist, best known for his number-one R&B single "We're Gonna Make It". Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Little Milton are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Magic Slim

Morris Holt (August 7, 1937 – February 21, 2013), known as Magic Slim, was an American blues singer and guitarist. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Magic Slim are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Marcia Ball

Marcia Ball (born March 20, 1949) is an American blues singer and pianist raised in Vinton, Louisiana. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Marcia Ball are American blues singers.

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Michael Burks

Michael Burks (July 30, 1957 – May 6, 2012) was an American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Michael Burks are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area.

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Piedmont Park

Piedmont Park is an urban park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, located about northeast of Downtown, between the Midtown and Virginia Highland neighborhoods.

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Robert Johnson

Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Robert Johnson are American blues guitarists.

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Roomful of Blues

Roomful of Blues is an American jump blues and swing revival big band based in Rhode Island.

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Roy Buchanan

Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Roy Buchanan are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Savoy Brown

Savoy Brown (originally Savoy Brown Blues Band) were a British blues rock band formed in Battersea, southwest London, in 1965.

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Springing the Blues

Springing the Blues is an annual blues festival held in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stephen Ray Vaughan (also known as SRV; October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Stevie Ray Vaughan are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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Taj Mahal (musician)

Henry St. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Taj Mahal (musician) are American blues guitarists and American blues singers.

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The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums).

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

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The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.

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The Great Speckled Bird (newspaper)

The Great Speckled Bird was a counterculture underground newspaper based in Atlanta from 1968 to 1976 and 1988 through 1990.

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The Marshall Tucker Band

The Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Three Dog Night

Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton.

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Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

Willie Lee "Big Eyes" Smith (January 19, 1936 – September 16, 2011) was an American electric blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer. Roger "Hurricane" Wilson and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith are American blues singers.

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Woodward Academy

Woodward Academy (also known as Woodward or WA) is an private, co-educational college-preparatory school for pre-kindergarten to 12th grade on two campuses located in College Park and Johns Creek, Georgia, United States, within the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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WXKG

WXKG (1010 AM) is a commercial radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, known as "105.5 The King".

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38 Special (band)

38 Special, often stylized as.38 Special or spelled out as Thirty-eight Special, is an American rock band formed by singer-guitarists Donnie Van Zant and Don Barnes in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1974.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_"Hurricane"_Wilson

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