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“I knew that Pat wanted me to do something with it.”

The late local blues musician Pat McJimsey used to give this piece of advice to his fellow musicians: 'Don't start believing your own press.'

But McJimsey was one person who should have believed his own 'press,' his friends, family and fellow musicians say. In his life, he was a friend, a mentor, a loving son and a good husband -- someone who inspired the best in people, they say.

'He was my brother,' said Jenny Detra, a former bandmate and friend. 'I loved him dearly, as anyone who knew him did.' Read more