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Blues Singer Carroline Shines

By Alisa Beckwith-Ayilliath, Alabama Public Radio

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Tuscaloosa, AL – When blues singer and guitarist Johnny Shines died on April 20, 1992, some people thought his musical legacy had come to an end. What most people didn't know was that Johnny Shine's death lit the fire of another singer - his daughter Carroline Shines. Reporter Alisa Beckwith-Ayilliath has more.

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