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Singing the Blues at Archie Edwards' Old Barber Shop

July 25, 2006

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Every Saturday afternoon local musicians jam and reminisce at Archie Edwards' old barbershop in Northeast D.C. The cast of characters changes every week as musicians of all ages, backgrounds and skills fill the space to follow a tradition started in 1959 by the famed local Blues musician.

Since Archie's death, many who were inspired by him continue to play today. Miles Spicer, who met Archie in the nineties, and others are fighting to keep the barbershop, which is up for sale, so they can fulfill Archie's legacy.

In this video Spicer plays and reflects as he listens to N.J. Warren--a regular at the barbershop for decades and an old friend of Archie--motivating the group with his "slow-down, low-down Delta-style guitar work."

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