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Luther Allison was born on August 17, 1939 in Widener, Arkansas, the 14th child of a family of 15 siblings who grew up on a cotton farm. His parents decided to move to Chicago when he was ten, but he had already tasted the blues sounds before leaving Arkansas, played the church organ of his town and learned to sing gospel. Allison always said that the first blues feelings came from listening to the family radio in Arkansas, which was turned on all night thanks to his father. He always remembered hearing the Grand Ole Opry and B.B. King at the King Biscuit Show on Memphis WDIA Radio.

Luther Allison dies of cancer 1939 - 1997

Blues superstar award winner Luther Allison died on August 12, 1997 at approximately 2:30 am in Madison, WI, for cancer. The acclaimed Allison, who won three WC Handy awards, was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer and metastatic brain tumors on July 10 after the show at Madison that same night. He was 57 years old. It is really sad that a man who finally enjoyed his best success in life had to end this way.

This exclusive and unpublished piece of DVD shows when he toured Japan only once in 1990.