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The nominal frontman from the Austin, Texas-based swamp rock unit Omar & the Howlers — singer/guitarist Omar Dykes — was created in McComb, Mississippi in 1950 (not coincidentally also the birthplace of Bo Diddley, whose signature master informed a lot of Dykes’ music). Weaned on his mother’s eclectic assortment of …

The European blues fans all adore Austin, TX-based guitarist and singer/songwriter Omar Kent Dykes. That’s because he suits the stereotypical picture most of them possess from the American musician: he’s high, wears cowboy footwear and includes a deep tone of voice having a Southern highlight. However, Dykes will not bring …