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Born: July 7, 1913
One the last original Delta blues musicians. A longtime sideman, Perkins released his first solo album in 1988, at 72.

Listen closely when watching some of your favorite movies and you might just hear the work of Tim May -- Los Angeles' premier studio guitarist. And he's even worked with some of the best in the music business.

In the early 1970s, no one was bigger than Grand Funk Railroad. Mark Farner was the group's lead singer, guitarist and songwriter, and he says the lessons he learned then remain true today -- it's all about love.