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MikeE · Aug 13, 2008

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080812/ap_on_en_mu/blues_kid

ELKHORN, Wis. - When Tallan "T-Man" Latz was 5, he saw Joe Satriani playing guitar on TV. "I turned around to my dad and said, 'That's exactly what I want to do.'"

Three years and countless hours of practicing later, 8-year-old Tallan is a blues guitar prodigy. He's played in bars and clubs, including the House of Blues in Chicago, and even jammed with Les Paul and Jackson Browne. He has a summer of festivals scheduled and has drawn interest from venues worldwide.

And what, you might ask, would a kid not even in the third grade have the blues about? The state of Wisconsin for one, and some possibly jealous older musicians for another.

An anonymous e-mail sent to state officials complained that Tallan was too young to perform in taverns and nightclubs because of state child labor laws. His booking agent even got an anonymous letter threatening her with death if she keeps booking him.

When Tallan's father read him the state's letter saying he couldn't play clubs anymore (he can still play festivals), the boy's response — like his music — seemed beyond his years.

"He goes, 'It's not how many times you get knocked down but it's how many times you get back up and go forward,' Carl Latz said his son told him....
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I hope I get a chance to work with this guy's band in a few years.

Any Color You Like · Aug 13, 2008

Wow, kids can learn fast, he must have played guitar all day long for 3 years.

Zorba The Grape · Aug 13, 2008

Wow. That's amazing.

Dallas14 · Sep 21, 2008

it's sad that they don't let him play in bars and clubs and stuff, he should be able to if he's supervised properly. i'm pretty underage and i've played shows in bars before, as long as i had an adult there- no problems

PsyGrunge · Sep 21, 2008

look at this for kids learning young!!!... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yEjyuw42YY

DerrtyJake · Sep 21, 2008

absolutely amazing

i think he is too young though. thats not the crowd for him. and musician shouldn't be his life right now. imagine the drugs he'll be getting into in a couple of years.

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