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Bowling Green John Cephas
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"Bowling Green" John Cephas (September 4, 1930 - March 4, 2009) was an American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer. Bowling Green is his nick-named because though he was born in Washington he was raised in Bowling Green, VA. Cephas got his first exposure to blues from his aunt while growing up in Virginia. His aunt and her boyfriend both played guitar, and after his aunt showed him blues chords when he was eight or nine, he was off and running. Cephas' playing is influenced by the styles of Blind Boy Fuller and Rev. Gary Davis. Cephas and harmonica player Phil Wiggins (born May 8, 1954) known as Bowling Green John Cephas & Harmonica Phil Wiggins or Cephas & Wiggins were an acoustic Piedmont blues duo. Both musicians were born in Washington D.C., although Cephas was older by some 25 years. They first met at a jam session at the Smithsonian's Festival of American Folklife in 1975 or 1976, and played together in Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis's band. When Ellis died, they decided to continue as a duo. In 1980, Cephas & Wiggins were recorded by German archivists Siegfried Christmann and Axel Kustner.[6] These recordings were their first as a duo and they were released the following year on as a part of Living Country Blues USA series on German label L+R. They also appeared around Washington, D.C. with 'the Travelling Blues Workshop', which included John Jackson, Archie Edwards, Flora Molton, and Mother Scott. In 1986, Cephas & Wiggins released Dog Days of August, their first U.S
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Living Country Blues USA Vol. 1
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Living Country Blues USA, Vol. 1
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Sweet Bitter Blues
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Living Country Blues USA
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American Folk Blues Festival '81
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Roots of the Blues - Top 100 Essentials Classic Collection
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They Were Pioneers - 66 Legendary Blues Recordings
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Living Country Blues USA, Vol. 12 - East Coast Blues
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Masters Of The Steel String Guitar
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The Introduction to Living Country Blues USA
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American Folk Blues Festival '82
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American Folk Blues Festival 1981