Luther Allison
Luther Allison
Luther Allison was an American blues guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas, and moved with his family to Chicago in 1951. He taught himself guitar and began listening to blues extensively. Three years later he began hanging around outside blues nightclubs with the hopes of being invited to perform. He played with Howlin' Wolf's band and backed James Cotton...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth17 August 1939
CountryUnited States of America
sex moving race
Jonny Lang has the power to move the music into the next millennium by reaching the ears of a new generation. The great musicians have the power to break all of the 'isms'-race, age, sex, et cetera. Jonny Lang is one of those musicians.
real nice kids
Coming from the cotton plantation, the southern regions, I was brought up with real nice kids, mannered kids, who would go to church on Sunday.
beautiful play want
I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.
names people looks
I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks to all the good people at Alligator Records and at my management company.
thinking guy generations
I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that.
west sides chicago
In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.
guy skinny steel
Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit.
europe firsts late
Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.
way chicago my-way
When I got to Chicago I had to find my way.
play people want
I want to play in a place people want to hear me.
believe play want
What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.
play people want
I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.
deals wells
Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do.
bigs big-things
But my big thing was always the blues.