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Harry Crafton was one of the better -- and, ultimately, unfairly neglected -- guitarists to come out of the postwar era. He carved a small but special niche for himself in Philadelphia beginning soon after World War II, cutting for a string of indepedent labels with a guitar sound that was heavily influenced by Tiny Grimes and a singing style reminscent of Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. What little ...more


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