Luther Allison Quotes

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Luther Allison

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 17, 1939

In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized.

Luther Allison

What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.

Luther Allison

I want to play in a place people want to hear me.

Luther Allison

I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect.

Luther Allison

In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.

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When I got to Chicago I had to find my way.

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Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues.

Luther Allison

But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular?

Luther Allison