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Drawing from a stock of blues standards, William “Max” Maxwell lends Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road a touch of cultural credibility. Many the fashion-savvy beachcomber ignores this “old school” busker while he haunts the stretch between Lenox Avenue and Alton Road. Sitting on a milk crate and thumping away on his electric guitar, it seems Max only gets his fair share of attention when the rare fan passes by. Those in the know recognize old gems penned by bluesmen Charles Brown and Big Bill Broonzy. Max plays on, living the blues. “You real pretty,” he sings to the neon lights and the passersby, “but you gonna die some day.”