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Steven Gene Wold, commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American blues musician. He plays mostly personalised guitars. He became an overnight sensation at the age of 64 after his appearance on Jools Holland's 2006 Hootenanny. Since then he has become a huge fixture on the European Music Festival circuit.Tells the story of Seasick Steve for the first time. It will explore the many gaps between the persona of Seasick Steve and the life of the man who created him and bring together the many missing pieces to provide a true picture of one man's extraordinary 40 year odyssey through the global music business. Unravels many myths and stories that surround Seasick Steve including his working with Joni Mitchell and Janis Joplin in the late 1960s. His touring with the Beach Boys, filling in for Brian Wilson and his work with George Martin. How he performed with Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Freddie King. It is also an exploration of the complex relationship between the craft of his writing and performing.

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Kit McCall is the pen-name of a London-based writer and historian with a life-long interest in American music.

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