It’s been a while since Thad Beckman lived here in Humboldt. The blues guitarist/songwriter left for Texas a few years back – Austin to be specific – and then moved on from there to Portland, Ore., home to a substantial Humboldt ex-pat community, not that he’s exactly part of it. When I got hold of […]
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Natural Ball
For some guitar players it’s BB King, Eric Clapton or maybe Jimi Hendrix who provides inspiration to rip out a stinging lead run. For a young Bobby Radcliff, growing up in suburban Chevy Chase, Md., it was "Magic" Sam Maghett, a funky bluesman from Chicago. While still a teenager Radcliff ran away from home and […]