But what we've not seen is the barbershop boogie-woogie,
played with a straight razor and
a razor strap, as we will see with Wade Walton.
Wade Walton was an amazing barber in Clarksdale,
Mississippi, who was a very outspoken voice for
the blues and for civil rights.
He was a civic leader, and when you came to his
barber shop for a hair cut, you got a little more than you bargained for.
Because, as he would get ready to either shave you or to give you a hair cut,
he would sharpen his razor on the razor strap with blues in the background,
and he would play a boogie-woogie beat and even dance as he was sharpening the razor.
So what more amazing, urban sound than that of
the barbershop boogie-woogie played by Wade Walton.
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>> Oh baby,
that's cool.
[INAUDIBLE] I guess you know [INAUDIBLE] or BB King.
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>> Lord, I wanna know how much you gonna charge him for this haircut!
>> [LAUGH] >> After all this serenading.
>> We used to do it like this here.
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