[Harp-L] Piedmont Blues Question

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Subject: [Harp-L] Piedmont Blues Question
From: Ken Deifik <kenneth.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:50:22 -0700

When Brownie McGhee or Blind Boy Fuller starts a solo or calls for one, they often utter the phrase "Play it a long time."

Is there some kind of slang meaning in this phrase, or does it simply mean Take a solo?

Ken

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