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Duster Bennett

UK blues guitarist and vocalist. Part of the late 60's UK blues scene brought together on the [l=Blue Horizon] label. Label-mates of [a=Fleetwood Mac] backed him on a few tracks on his debut album, such as [a=John McVie], [a=Mick Fleetwood] and friend [a=Peter Green (2)], who introduced him to [a=Mike Vernon]. In the early days Bennett was mainly a guitar/harmonica/pedal drum solo act popular in clubs, often backed on vocals by [a=Stella Sutton], whom he met at Epsom Art College and later married. By the 1970s Bennett had signed to manager [a=Clifford Davis] which gave him a higher profile and appearances in the USA, such as a tour with [a=John Mayall]. [b]Born:[/b] 23 September 1946. [b]Died:[/b] 26 March 1976, Warwickshire, in a vehicle crash aged 29, driving home after a session with [a=Memphis Slim]. Bennett had four children, Joe, Hannah, Esther and Ben by Stella, who ceased performing after his death.