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April Wine - Tonight Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love

As each region of the South developed its own blues style, Blind Lemon Jefferson was the most influential music artist on Texas style blues,  clearly pronounced vocals usually accompanied by the single string picking of a guitar. Referred to as the Father of Texas Blues, he was the most famous blues singer of his time. In his early years, he lived in many cities throughout Texas, but later settled down in Dallas’ Deep Ellum area where he played with locally known artists.

The Mother of Blues... remembered for her powerful voice and lyrics, while combining moaning with singing. Her performances, a compilation of vaudeville and southern blues, were described as energetic and regal... Many of her songs referred to love affairs with men.


April Wine - Tonight Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love
  • Released in: 1975
  • Genre: Pop, rock, soft rock
  • Written by: Myles Goodwyn

"Canadian hard rock band formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1969, and which moved to Montreal, Quebec where their first albums were recorded. The band was inducted into Canadian Music Hall Of Fame in 2010."

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