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Seasick Steve – Roy's Gang

August 18, 2017 Peter Kimpton
 Seasick Steve with his hub cap and broomstick guitar

Seasick Steve with his hub cap and broomstick guitar

Riffs don't get much more infectious than this. A crowd-pleasing positive opener from the bearded bluesman's 2015 album Sonic Soul Surfer, and you can be sure he really does mean to play his very best show.

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