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Read more about the article Thanks to Sears, the musicians who gave America the blues had an ax to grind

Thanks to Sears, the musicians who gave America the blues had an ax to grind

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  • Post published:October 18, 2018
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  by Corky Siemaszko/NBC News Sears is currently singing the bankruptcy blues — but it's a little-known fact that the retail giant also helped nurture the musical genre spawned in the…

Continue ReadingThanks to Sears, the musicians who gave America the blues had an ax to grind

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