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May 9Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

I already have one for if I ever want to go do a solo blues thing: Sorehead Slim, The Vultures' Friend.

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Happy Back Davis. I was hoping for something more edgy to be honest. My partner is Boney Eyes Lee. That’s more like it.

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May 9Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

Texas Liver Bradley. Bass player clearly.

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Clearly a bassist!

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May 9Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

Better buy me a bass and get learnin'!

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May 9Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

Call me Buddy Killer Smith😎.......just don't call me collect!

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Just tried Callin’ now, got your service, said nobody home πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

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May 9Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

Sleepy Gumbo Lee…

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I prefer Nippless Cage πŸ˜‚ when you posted that I also had coffee coming out of my nose

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May 9Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

Maybe I did it wrong, after 5 tries it still says I’m β€œThe Real Nic Briscoe”……

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May 9Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

I remember John Miller joking at one point that so many great blues musicians have nicknames like "Barrelhouse Pete" and that if he had one it would be more like "brewpub John"

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John Miller, the bassist, for Leonard Cohen? And Broadway arranger? I woulda gone with β€œMoonshine Johnny”

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May 9Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™
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Brilliant video! Thanks for that. I didn’t know about this John Miller. Thanks for the introduction!

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May 9Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

I, apparently, am "Old Boy Bradley".

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May 9Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

Old Fingers Bradley! I love it!

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May 10Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

Texas Bones Thompkins, at your service.

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May 10Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

Old Bones McGee! Lol

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May 14Liked by πŸ…πŸ…˜πŸ…’ πŸ…‘πŸ…‘πŸ…˜πŸ…’πŸ…’πŸ…žπŸ…”πŸ–‹πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ₯πŸŽ™

β€œBoney Bones McGhee”

God, I'm the β€œMoon Moon” of bluesmen

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πŸ˜ŽπŸ¦΄πŸ¦΄πŸŒ•πŸŒ•πŸΊπŸΊ

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