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How to Play Tommy Johnson's "Big Road Blues" on Guitar

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Everybody loves Tommy Johnson's music, that is, everyone who loves the blues. And in this video lesson, you'll learn how to play Johnson's song "Big Road Blues" on your blues guitar. If you want to learn the delta blues, this is a good starting place.

Tommy Johnson is one of the greatest Delta Blues musicians, born in 1895, a prolific blues writer. Tommy Johnson's influence on musicians cannot be understated. In 2001, Bonnie Raitt paid to have a new headstone constructed at his gravesite in Mississippi.

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Kevin Duggan's "Masters of Delta Blues Guitar" series is devoted to giving you free guitar lessons for blues songs from the greats.

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