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Harry 'Sweets' Edison

Harry 'Sweets' Edison discusses his playing style

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Harry 'Sweets' Edison discusses his church background

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Harry 'Sweets' Edison discusses the importance of lyrics

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A: “Do you know words to songs, is that important to you?”

Q: “No, I just remembered the melodies. A lot of the titles, I even forget the titles of a lot of tunes, but I do try to learn a melody, you know, like the man wrote it. Because he had a purpose in writing a melody.”