{"id":1062,"date":"2021-03-29T10:04:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T10:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/?page_id=1062"},"modified":"2024-01-18T02:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T02:42:29","slug":"statesboro-blues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/folksyblues.com\/?page_id=1062","title":{"rendered":"Statesboro Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Blind WillieMc Tell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-inbaddningshanterare wp-block-embed-inbaddningshanterare wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fnWxZtI3ONY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-inbaddningshanterare wp-block-embed-inbaddningshanterare wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fred Sokolow teaches &quot;Statesboro Blues&quot; 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