James 'Yank' Rachell was a country blues musician who was known as the 'elder statesman of the blues.' His musical career spanned seven decades, as he performed from the early 1920s until the 1990s. Although Rachell primarily was an exponent of the blues mandolin, he also played the guitar, violin, harp, and the harmonica. Rachell was […]
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