The washboard is so primitive it makes the humble triangle look like a church organ. Washboard Sam used one because he couldn’t afford a guitar, but how he had the patience to play it through a decade of recordings without succumbing to a pricier, more versatile instrument is one of those mysteries that are as integral to the blues as bad luc…
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