My dad was good friends with the Bad Medicine Blues Band – one of the only blues bands in Fargo, as you can imagine! He took me out to see them play when I was 12 years old and I was really inspired by their guitar player, Ted Larsen.
Meaning of the quote
This quote is about how a young musician named Jonny Lang became inspired by a local blues band. Jonny's dad knew the members of the Bad Medicine Blues Band, which was one of the only blues bands in their town of Fargo. When Jonny was 12 years old, his dad took him to see the band perform live. Jonny was really impressed by the guitar player, Ted Larsen, and this experience helped inspire Jonny to become a musician himself.
About Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang is an American blues, gospel, and rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has released five albums that have charted on the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy Award for his album Turn Around.
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