goddard college and the devil
I am usually wrong but I was under the impression that he stayed for a while at Goddard. Could it be that his first trip up there was to check it out before he came back.. Alegedly while he was there a few rock groups came up and played at the college and saw him.
Regarding the devils music.
I think The whole band got a bad vibe from playing "Black Mans music" from their stint at Chess to record at "Chesss studios. I recall that there were more than a few comments about them getting chunks of money when they (the black artists) were being marginalized by their own black audiences in favor of "soul music" Buddy Guy was not a happy camper in those sessions. Otis Spann, on the other hand took a liking to them. He, after all was a father figure to Michael Bloomfield as well. Blues played by white artists was a real problem for black blues musicians. it took enlightened individuals to see that it was popularizing them in the process. Even then, the white groups were making a whole lot more money than the black groups. It has taken a long time to equalize the playing field. Peter was unawarte of this when he was in england. By the time FM went the first time they were scared of touring the states. I don't blame them.
I think the Devil issues lie somewhere else.
The Crossroads are everywhere, if you care to look
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