The first thing he remembers learning was "C Jam Blues, " when he was 3.

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It's consistent, well-written, well-played and, more importantly, it has a loud sweaty jam-packed blues club kind of energy.

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Mr. HALPIN: What they started out with was a blues jam, which basically was Smoke Stacked Lighting that turned into Spoonful.

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On one night, the Derek Trucks Band would jam on mellow Southern blues.

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