From Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters to Jimi Hendrix, here are three paths you might take if you want to start a blues band.

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SHERMAN IRBY: I've been listening to the blues ever since I've been born, basically. I'm from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. RASCOE: That's Sherman Irby. He's lead alto saxophonist in the Jazz at Lincoln Center ...