Biography
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Born
23 September 1946
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Died
26 March 1976 (aged 29)
Duster Bennett (born Anthony Bennett in Welshpool on 23 September 1946 died 26 March 1976) was a British blues singer and musician.
His first album "Smiling Like I'm Happy" saw him playing as a one-man band, playing a bass drum with his foot and blowing a harmonica on a rack while strumming a 1952 Les Paul Goldtop guitar given to him in 1968 by Peter Green. Backed by his girlfriend Stella Sutton and the original Fleetwood Mac on three tracks, the album was well received.
Bennett performed using an impressive one-man-band setup, playing a guitar, harmonica, snare, and bass drum. He was signed to Mike Vernon's Blue Horizon label and released three LPs and numerous singles. Although he played solo in his live performances, his album's found him accompanied by various performers from the British blues circuit, including Top Topham, members of Fleetwood Mac, and his girlfriend Stella Sutton. He remained popular on the UK blues club scene until he was killed in a car accident in March 1976 when he fell asleep while driving home from a gig.
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