1. 51. Chicago bluesman comes to moscow

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Moscow has a population of approximately 10 million people. According to conservative estimates, this includes about 1 million guitarists and guitar lovers. Even excluding the admirers of the classic guitar and "bard" singers/songwriters, it is inconceivable how the rest of them will be able to fit into the concert hall of the Central Artist's House (TsDKh). But failing to come for the September show by Chicago bluesman John Primer would be tantamount to abandoning the guitar.

Primer, 60, is a Mississippi native, while his life story seems to come straight from a classic blues book: As a boy, he sang spirituals at the local Baptist Church, learned to play blues, and picked cotton. At age 19, he moved to Chicago. In the late 1970s, Primer was playing at Teresa's Lounge, the "blues Mecca," when master songwriter and bassist Willie Dixon persuaded him to join his band The Chicago All-Stars. Later John Primer played with the Muddy Waters band, until the great bluesman died in 1983. The following 13 years Primer spent with the legendary Magic Slim. In all of these wonderful setups, Primer was not only a good sideman but also an opening act as singer/guitar player. John began a solo career at age 50; he formed his own band, releasing nine albums on such respectable labels as Atlantic, Vernon, Telarc, and Wolf, and was nominated for Grammy and Handy Awards - quite an impressive record for the last Chicago blues traditionalist as he is sometimes called.

Electric blues originated in postwar Chicago. It is distinguished from ordinary blues by a more aggressive sound and harder rhythm. Black musicians were the first to start using electric guitars, microphones, and valve amplifiers. They say these innovations were used to drown out the noise of the crowd and boost the sale of alcoholic beverages in bars and clubs. Be that as it may, Chicago Blues, as glorified by the names of Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Elmore James, and Little Walter, became the core of all rock music - from The Rolling Stones to Eric Clapton to Jimi Hendrix. John Primer is now in his prime, playing real Chicago blues that he understands and has spent his whole life playing. In Moscow, John Primer will perform on Sept. 22 and 23 at the TsDKh, the Domu-dorogi club, and the Rhythm-n-Blues cafe.

(From Moscow News, 2005)

Exercise

Correct the mistakes:

1. Moscow has a population of approximately 20 million people.

2. This includes about 3 million guitarists and guitar lovers.

3. As a boy, he sang pop-songs at the local Baptist Church.

4. John began a solo career at age 40.

5. Electric blues originated in postwar New York.

6. White musicians were the first to start using electric guitars, microphones, and valve amplifiers.