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2017 Luke Winslow-King
001-2017-028
42:58 Master Camera files on Hard Drive, Mp4 Server on Camera
Sun May 07 2017
Interviewer, John Wirt
01:37 Luke Winslow-King describes his National steel guitar and discusses his brand choice 03:18 Discusses busking, in New Orleans and elsewhere 04:08 Explains ways busking informed his performance 05:20 Describes his initial arrival in New Orleans 06:04 Explains some of what seduced him about New Orleans 06:45 Discusses his diverse musical interests and their interplay 08:34 Describes how he considered himself welcomed into the musical scene of New Orleans 10:27 Discusses how he met John Boutté and the ways he’s been of help 12:36 Describes his relationship to Shannon Powell 13:36 Winslow-King describes his interest in and attraction to “people’s music” 15:15 Recalls his experience as one of John Sinclair’s Blues Scholars and how Sinclair and his friend Michael Erlewine contributed to his musical education 16:23 Explains how Sinclair and Erlewine regaled him with tales of encounters with musicians from the Ann Arbor Blues Festival, which they were involved in starting 17:29 Winslow-King discusses the backstory of John Lennon’s song “John Sinclair” 18:16 Acknowledges his good luck in having met people supportive of his career and explains the importance of keeping an open sociable mind 19:36 Demonstration “The Welcome Table” 23:07 Explains how he watches watch he listens to, as musicians put out what they take in 23:45 Winslow-King explains his criteria for what he will listen to 24:31 Describes the intimacy of his latest album 25:35 Posits the dissolution of his marriage as a boon for his songwriting 26:05 Winslow-King recounts his work as a music therapist and how what he witnessed has informed him as a performer 26:56 Demonstration “I’m Glad Trouble Don’t Last Always” 31:14 Describes Michigan’s musical heritage and how he got into the blues 32:42 Explains what his band he had when he a teenager was up to, and how it helped form his musical foundation, particularly that in improvisation 35:02 Describes his journey as a singer 37:21 Winslow-King explains his attitude toward change and adaptability 38:57 Explains that his dream team is still a work in progress 39:32 Lists some artists he’d enjoy opening for 40:54 Winslow-King describes how he got recruited as lead guitar for Little Freddie King’s last record 41:36 Describes his work with George Porter, Jr. and some other notable New Orleans musicians 42:09 Winslow-King quickly describes his guitar, in response to an audience questioning
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