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Ted Hawkins. He was a Venice Beach busker who tried several times to move into a recording career, but always fell short. He tried Europe and Australia, but kept winding up back in California. In and out of prison, and on and off heroin for decades, he finally recorded a full album in the mid-90s for Geffen Records, and died shortly after its release. Ten years ago, you couldn't find a trace of this guy anywhere. Then, people suddenly started taking notice. Now there is a documentary which incorporates footage from a previous, unreleased documentary. He performed his own songs, but also tons of covers. He covered everyone from Sam Cooke to Webb Pierce. He has one of the most distinctive voices I've ever heard, and most of his performances are just him and a guitar. There Stands the Glass Green-eyed Girl (one of his own songs) Avoid most of the album versions on Youtube, because record producers just can't loving help themselves, and always cram in a bunch of stupid bullshit reverb and whatnot. The Next Hundred Years album is pretty good.
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