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Blues prodigy Gary Clark Jr. will be performing at a sold out show tonight at First Avenue in Minneapolis. It will be the first performance in the Twin Cities for the 29 year-old singer and guitarist who the New York Times calls "the most heralded bluesman of his generation."

He has two songs on the soundtrack to the motion picture, "12 Years a Slave," that show off his quieter side. You can click on the audio link to hear "Glitter Aint Gold."

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Blues prodigy Gary Clark Jr. will be performing at a sold out show tonight at First Avenue in Minneapolis. He has two songs on the soundtrack to the motion picture, "12 Years a Slave," that show off his quieter side. You can click on the audio link to hear "Glitter Aint Gold."

That is Gary Clark Junior with his song "Glitter Aint Gold." Clark will be performing at a sold out show tonight at First Avenue in Minneapolis. It will be the first performance in the Twin Cities for the 29 year-old singer and guitarist who the New York Times calls "the most heralded bluesman of his generation."  He also has two songs on the soundtrack to the motion picture "12 Years a Slave" that show off his quieter side.

Bluesman Gary Clark, Jr. plays in Minneapolis

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