Re: Al Capone! Mandola player
Just think, if he'd taken up music earlier, we might now talk about that unparalleled musician, Al Capone, who occasionally had a drink of smuggled liquor, the extent of his criminal activity -- especially if he avoided the instrument below.
Here he is:
If there are tune images below, I tried to remove them, unsuccessfully, as someone had already posted a link above.
Last edited by Ranald; Jan-29-2021 at 3:08pm.
Reason: repeated info posted above
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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