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The play’s focus is resolutely on the impoverished rural family of women who fall under this ambitious bluesman’s influence in the rural Georgia of the 1930s, writes Chris Jones.—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 Your first destination should be to see Kentucky bluesman Nat Myers, who will get the party started on T-Mobile at noon.—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 May 2026 Suddenly, the bluesman can play the guitar better than ever.—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026 His portrayal of the world-weary Mississippi bluesman Delta Slim was central to the movie’s exploration of life in the Jim Crow South and included a powerful monologue that told the story of the lynching of a fellow musician.—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bluesman