Link to the Black Keys, Kimbrough, Burnside etc etc all influenced them and their style of playing.
ok so check out this little article about how to play some slid etc. It's not brilliant, but good to see the hill blues mentioned in and around the gibson website. ignore the tool whos writing it, his plugging of his album relentless, no shame at all lol.
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/5-tips-to-play-north-mississip/
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