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bootlegging/bootleggers
Redemption Songs
April 12
The Bootlegging, Blues Singing Star of 1930s Prison Radio
Hattie Ellis was poised for post-prison fame. Then she encountered shotcallers who didn’t value her voice.
By
Maurice Chammah