Sugar Blue @ Buddy Guy's Legends

I first heard about Sugar Blue from Nat Riddles, the NYC harp player who became my teacher. The Sugar he raved about was, he insisted, the greatest street-player who'd ever lived--a dazzling solo performer who'd "stopped traffic dead" with nothing more than a harp, a microphone, and a small portable amp. This photo was taken in April 2010 by John Ekonomou.