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Hot blues on a cold night. Veteran bluesman Willie Dixon's steaming concert cut through 5-degree temperature and 20 mile-an-hour winds to warm hearts of 1,500 fans at Forum last night
Hot blues on a cold night. Veteran bluesman Willie Dixon's steaming concert cut through 5-degree temperature and 20 mile-an-hour winds to warm hearts of 1,500 fans at Forum last night

Hot blues on a cold night. Veteran bluesman Willie Dixon's steaming concert cut through 5-degree temperature and 20 mile-an-hour winds to warm hearts of 1,500 fans at Forum last night

Date5/18/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hot blues on a cold night. Veteran bluesman Willie Dixon's steaming concert cut through 5-degree temperature and 20 mile-an-hour winds to warm hearts of 1,500 fans at Forum last night.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0044121F
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