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Los Lobos. Right: Elvin Bishop on the guitar.
Opposite: Charlie Musselwhite, and

Later that night was a Pro/Am Jam. I’m
not new to playing on stage. Every Monday
night in NYC, I play harp at Big Ed Sullivan’s
World-Famous Blues Jam at The Red Lion
in Manhattan. Each time I get off stage Big
Ed says. ”Did you have fun?” I always say
“yes,” because it’s so satisfying to make
music with like-minded music lovers.
But this was different – there were hun‐
dreds of pro musicians onboard and I was
hesitant to sign up. I did anyway. When it
was my turn to get up on stage, I played
my heart out, and yes, I had fun. How could
I not? I had just played on the Legendary

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