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But it's not all bite and bile, as a traditional duet with the great Pinetop Perkins proves. Clearly, Sugar Blue is enjoying himself with the octogenarian pianist, a fact he laughingly declares at the end of "Bluepine," which they co-wrote for this record. Still, that's just about as joyful -- and as traditional -- as you'll hear the harpman on this disc.

As he states in the liner notes: "Yesterday bore today; let's not bore tomorrow!"

By Bob Weinberg
Sugar Blue performs Saturday, November 4, at 9:30 p.m., at the Riverwalk Blues Festival in Bubier Park, located at the corner of Andrews Avenue and Las Olas Boulevard, Ft Lauderdale. Admission costs $12. Call 761-5934 for a complete festival lineup.