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Johnny C. Copeland 1937-1997
Stevie Ray Vaughan Tin Pan Alley (with Johnny Copeland) Video SRV - Live At Montreux 1985
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Johnny Clyde Copeland 1937-1997
one of the foremost Texas blues singers and guitarists of the 70's and 80's
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Mr. Copeland was born in Louisiana and reared in Arkansas and Houston.
As a teen-ager, after seeing shows by Texas blues greats like T-Bone Walker, Mr. Copeland formed his own band, the Dukes of Rhythm.
He spent the next two decades playing the blues around Houston, dabbling in boxing as well.
He performed with Sonny Boy Williamson and recorded a few albums, but received little acclaim.
He moved to New York City in 1975 and worked in a restaurant while trying to make a career as a musician.
He soon began earning a reputation in blues circles, praised for his gruff, soulful voice and his fluid, communicative guitar playing.
In 1981, after 27 years of playing, he was finally signed to Rounder Records, which released the ''Copeland Special'' album he had recorded four years previously with the saxophonists Arthur Blythe and Byard Lancaster.
http://www.npr.org/2015/10/10/
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/04/
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