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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Growing up on the border between Texas and Louisiana, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown soaked up the area's melting pot of styles from Cajun to bluegrass to jazz and evolved into a true master of electrified Americana roots music. Taught guitar by his musician father as a five-year-old, Brown was initially inspired by the likes of Count Basie, Duke Ellington and the big bands of the 1930s, and went on to learn drums, mandolin, viola, piano and became one of the few blues stars to also play fiddle. Earning the nickname 'Gatemouth' when a High School teacher remarked that he had "a voice...