Blowin' Like Hell: The William Clarke Story (Softcover Book) By Paul Barry. Free USA Shipping.

The incredible true story, told for the first time. “William Clarke should be remembered as one of the great blues players. In my mind,there is no doubt about it. … He understood the feeling, and the spirit and he lived it.” – Charlie Musselwhite, blues harmonica legend The biography of harmonica legend William Clarke is told in the new book BLOWIN' LIKE HELL: THE WILLIAM CLARKE STORY by Paul Barry. From the ghetto clubs of South Central L.A. to international fame, William Clarke became known as one of the most innovative blues harmonica players of the 1980s and 1990s.   Clarke battled through a tough childhood to find family among a cast of blues characters, including Smokey Wilson, Shakey Jake Harris, and George “Harmonica” Smith. As he built a family of his own, he put immense pressure on himself and his band members, pushing them to unimaginable heights – fueled in part by Clarke’s own powerful alcohol addiction.  141 pages. Readers will be captivated by this larger-than-life star