''When a Guitar Plays the Blues'' is a studio album by American singer and guitarist

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. It was released on August 18, 1998, by Southern Tracks Records.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead guitar and vocals * Keith Samuels – bass guitar, electric and acoustic guitars and

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* James Meadows – piano, strings and horns * Larry Hall – electric and acoustic guitar * Paul Linden – harmonica on "Too Much Hooch" * Ron Harville – bass guitar Technical staff * Jeffery Alphabet –

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, mixing *

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– mastering

Notes

External links

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