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Maurice Davis Quartet

Season 5 Episode 507 | 56m 51s

Performing favorites from the latest album, "'Play' Boy." "It's important to let people know: the blues is alive and well in Michigan," says Maurice Davis. "I want it to be loose where you're never comfortable and you never know where it's going so it can still be live and fresh." Maurice Davis, guitar/lead vocals; Ed Mason, drums; Melvin Palmer, keyboards; Beverly Davis, Hammond/Leslie organ.

Aired: 03/28/14

Rating: TV-G

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