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A song from the album "Sugar Man".Visit the South Carolina Department of Education for Visual & Performing Arts standards.
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Born and raised on a sharecroppers’ farm in Pelzer, South Carolina and one of thirteen children, Arnold grew up in a world where blues music did not exist, at least to his devoutly religious parents...Photo
Few vernacular art forms have made as impressive a mark on American culture as the Blues. From the expressive experiences of African-American life, skilled musicians fashioned a distinctive idiom that...Audio
A song from "Bill Wells & the Blue Ridge Mountain Grass".