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Michael Locke was born in Southern Florida, and he is best known for being a blues guitarist. He now plays and teaches in Southwest Ohio.

Michael Locke was exposed to jazz music at the age of seven, with his father being a jazz enthusiast. He started playing guitar at seven years old. He attended the University of Miami and majored in jazz guitar. However when he heard blues music, he switched majors.

In the early 90’s Locke moves to San Francisco and met a man named Johnny Nitro. In the company of Nitro, Locke began to find his own style of blues music. From there he started a band he would call Michael Locke and the Repeat Offenders.

Locke has played with or started for CoCo Montoya, B.B. King, Otis Hunt, Chuck Berry, and many others. Locke now plays in southwest Ohio and teaches guitar lessons.

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