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Luther Allison
American
Musician
About the author
I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Waiting
But there was not a job that could say that Luther Allison didn't do his job.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Job
I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Want
#Play
I had the qualifications, but I was not chosen.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Chance
#Respect
#Opportunity
I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks to all the good people at Alligator Records and at my management company.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Now
#People
#Management
#Music
#Name
#Company
I mean, look how many musicians have come through and played beside me, and I'm workin' and they're not.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Musicians
I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Positive
But my big thing was always the blues.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
I want to play in a place people want to hear me.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Want
#People
#Play
But you know, I still had a dream of being able to go back home and tour.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Home
#Being
#Dream
In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#states
#Chicago
Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Being
So I cut out all the drinkin' and hangin' out and stuff like that early on.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Jazz
We played the same thing in Europe we played in the States.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Europe
#states
Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#First
#Europe
Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Life
#Family
What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Want
#Play
#Music
When I got to Chicago I had to find my way.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Chicago
I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Want
#People
#Play
But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular?
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Popular
#Opportunity
But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
I focused on how these people became how they were.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#People
Buddy Guy finally got a break and made it. And Buddy Guy deserves it.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#People
#Play
And I can do the rock clubs if I have to.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
But let's face it, I still have to look at my self and look at the things I've done down the stretch.
Luther Allison,
American
Musician
#Self