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The Hard Way

by William Clarke

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Clarke blended jazz influences with swing blues and delivered the result with a foot-stomping grittiness. W.C. Handy Award winner--Best Contemporary Blues Album of the Year. "Scorching, powerhouse blues"--CD REVIEW

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released July 16, 1996

1996, 1996 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc

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William Clarke Inglewood, California

One of the most inventive and powerful harmonica players of his generation, Los Angeles’ William Clarke created a wealth of masterful recordings during his too-short life. He paid his dues in the tough clubs of Watts where he was mentored by George “Harmonica” Smith, who inspired Clarke’s massive sound and roaring power. He became more musically exploratory with each of his four Alligator albums. ... more

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