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Blues Singer Carroline Shines

Alabama Public Radio

Published June 26, 2008 at 10:49 AM CDT

By Alisa Beckwith-Ayilliath, Alabama Public Radio

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-724587.mp3

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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