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Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang

b. 20 March 1937, Benoit, Mississippi, USA. Shaw was raised in neighbouring Greenville and discovered to try out clarinet and trombone before selecting the saxophone. He used local jump-blues rings (including one led by Ike Turner) and sat along with Muddy Waters in 1957. Waters employed him instantly and he …

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