“Unseen Entry: The Only Clue Was the White Feather in His Hat – How Stevie Ray Vaughan Gave Bernard Allison an Unforgettable Surprise for His 16th Birthday Performance”]

Bernard Allison grew up the son of blues royalty, but made his own bones as a player – practicing for years before he revealed to his father, Luther Allison, that he could play.

Luther was, of course, a blues veteran and a contemporary of everyone from Howlin’ Wolf to Muddy Waters and Albert King. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree for Bernard – and growing up in the Allison household proved to be an education.