The Devil Knows Three Chords | A Bluegrass Duo Faces a Crossroads Bargain
Episode Ep 13 20 min 49s

The Devil Knows Three Chords | A Bluegrass Duo Faces a Crossroads Bargain

A bluegrass partnership unravels in 1968 San Francisco in John Oak Dalton’s “The Devil Knows Three Chords.” Chester Killbuck wants to keep playing the old songs; Bobby Lee Starr hears a future in the music his son loves. A booking at the Avalon Ballroom brings their differences to a breaking point, along with questions about where Chester’s remarkable talent came from. This musical folk-horror story gives the crossroads bargain a place among fiddles, family ties and changing times. Bobby Lee knows his partner’s playing. How well does he know the man?

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