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Having grown up in Memphis, I have a deeply ingrained love for the Blues. My husband and I do not live in Memphis, but about 12 years ago we had gone back to Beale Street to celebrate my birthday. We were walking down the street trying to decide where to go, when a door opened. Out came the most wonderful sounds. Pure Blues like I had not heard in some time. We looked at each other and headed towards the Daisy (don't remember now if it was the New or the Old). Imagine our surprise when we walked in and saw this young kid sitting on the edge of the stage playing his heart out. I think my jaw hit the floor. We were transfixed and spent the evening loving every moment of the performance. After the show, my husband walked up front to speak to Sean, who was all of 16 or 17. Sean introduced his mother , who was travelling with him and we found out he lived about 2 hours away from us in Atlanta. After we returned to Chattanooga where we were living, every few weeks or so, we would load up our Explorer on Monday nights with as many people as we could fit into it and drive 2 hours to Fat Matt's to eat ribs and just listen to Sean and the guys play. We would try to catch shows that were anywhere close to us and always had the greatest time listening to him perform. After moving to Nashville 6 years ago, and with Sean's increased touring, we never again got the chance to see him play. I found out he had passed away when I was on MySpace looking up music and I went to his page. It absolutely breaks my heart that he is gone. It is rare that a musician has the talent to reach out and touch your soul like Sean was always able to do.I hurt so deeply for his mother and family. We have all lost a wonderful young man and an unbelievable musician. I hope he has at last found his peace. We will miss you Sean.