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| − | A.K.A. "Blind Dog. | + | A.K.A. "Blind Dog," although he's not actually blind. Elderly African American blues harmonica player from the 1986 film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090888/ Crossroads]''. He sucks in young guitar prodigy [[Eugene Martone]] (Ralph Macchio) with promises that Brown knows [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson Robert Johnson]'s legendary lost song in order to escape a low security prison hospital. Brown gets Martone to accompany him to Mississippi to settle some business. |
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| + | Turns out Brown sold his soul to the devil, and Martone has to win a guitar duel with [[Jack Butler]] to get it back. | ||
Played by Joe Seneca. | Played by Joe Seneca. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Eugene Martone]] | ||
| + | *[[Jack Butler]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(1986_film) | ||
| + | *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBYDulK9Ses | ||
| + | {{#ev:youtube|CBYDulK9Ses}} | ||
[[Category:1986|Brown, Willie]] | [[Category:1986|Brown, Willie]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Crossroads|Brown, Willie]] | + | [[Category:Crossroads|Crossroads]] |
| + | [[Category:Blues|Brown, Willie]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Deal with the Devil|Brown, Willie]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:29, 26 January 2021
A.K.A. "Blind Dog," although he's not actually blind. Elderly African American blues harmonica player from the 1986 film Crossroads. He sucks in young guitar prodigy Eugene Martone (Ralph Macchio) with promises that Brown knows Robert Johnson's legendary lost song in order to escape a low security prison hospital. Brown gets Martone to accompany him to Mississippi to settle some business.
Turns out Brown sold his soul to the devil, and Martone has to win a guitar duel with Jack Butler to get it back.
Played by Joe Seneca.
See also
