Lockheed Martin Camden Ar
Born in Milwaukee in 1957, blues guitarist Michael Burks began learning his instrument at an early age -- inspired by his musical family (his father played bass and often performed alongside harmonica legend Sonny Boy Williamson II, while his grandfather was a Delta-style bluesman from Camden, AR). By the age of five, he was playing along with his father, and picked up a thing or two from his parent's record collection -- his father would often give his young son incentive to learn songs by offering him a dollar for each tune he could successfully figure out from beginning to end (a year later he made his performance debut in front of an audience, when he joined a cousin's band on stage). In the early '70s, Burks' father moved his family to Arkansas, and opened up the Bradley Ferry Country Club (a 300-seat juke joint), as Burks was hired as the leader of the house band, backing numerous blues and R&B greats that played the venue.
Lockheed Martin Camden Ar
Lockheed Martin Camden Ar
Lockheed Martin Camden Ar
Lockheed Martin Camden Ar
Lockheed Martin Camden Ar
Lockheed Martin Camden Ar
Lockheed Martin Camden Ar
Lockheed Martin Camden Ar
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