Ralph Shine Blues Band's lyrics & chords

It wasn't a love affair gone sour or the woes of picking cotton under a hot Mississippi sun that drew Ralph Shine to the blues. Rather, it was the magical sound of a miked harp being played by Harmonica Fats at a concert in Chico State's North Gym in the late 60's. "He was a big ol' guy with a three-piece suit," Shine remembered. "In every pocket of the suit he had a harmonica of a different key. And he knew which key was in which pocket. I had never heard a harmonica being played through a microphone before and, man, I was just blown away." ...read more