Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues, Third EditionAt a crossroads in the Mississippi Delta, Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the Devil so that he could become a guitar virtuoso and King of the Delta Blues. Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues, Third Edition will tell you where that legendary deal was supposed to have been made and guide you to all the other hallowed grounds that nourished Mississippi's signature music. Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Memphis Minnie, Jimmie Rodgers, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, Little Milton, Elvis Presley, Bobby Rush, Junior Kimbrough, R. L. Burnside-the list of great artists with Mississippi connections goes on and on. A trip through Mississippi blues sites is a pilgrimage every music lover ought to make at least once in a lifetime, to see the juke joints and churches, to visit the birthplaces and graves of blues greats, to walk down the dusty roads and over the levee, to eat some barbecue and greens, to sit on the bank of the Mississippi River, and to hear some down-home blues music. Blues Traveling is the first and only guidebook to Mississippi's musical places and blues history. With photographs, maps, easy-to-follow directions, and an informative, entertaining text, this book will lead you in and out of Clarksdale, Greenwood, Helena (Arkansas), Rolling Fork, Jackson, Natchez, Bentonia, Rosedale, Itta Bena, and dozens of other locales that generations of blues musicians have lived in, traveled through, and sung about. Stories, legends, and lyrics are woven into the text so that each backroad and barroom comes alive. Touring Mississippi with Blues Traveling is like having a knowledgeable and entertaining guide at your side. Even people with no immediate plans to visit Mississippi will enjoy reading the book for its photos, descriptions, and lore that will broaden their understanding and enhance their appreciation of the blues. |
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... clubs, which otherwise use jukeboxes or deejays, will schedule live performances. When it's not festival time, look for live blues at clubs in the bigger towns and at concerts. Many of the old country jooks have closed or converted to ...
... clubs, which otherwise use jukeboxes or deejays, will schedule live performances. When it's not festival time, look for live blues at clubs in the bigger towns and at concerts. Many of the old country jooks have closed or converted to ...
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... club performance. But if you haven't touched a guitar in twenty years, have never sung outside the shower, or have had way too much to drink, then resist the urge. And if you do sit in, remember that the idea is not to show off your ...
... club performance. But if you haven't touched a guitar in twenty years, have never sung outside the shower, or have had way too much to drink, then resist the urge. And if you do sit in, remember that the idea is not to show off your ...
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... club. Inside, just be nice to everyone, especially the owner, and you'll have a great time. Some visitors to the South have a fear of the police, worrying that they will be harassed, beaten, or jailed on a trumped-up charge. In reality ...
... club. Inside, just be nice to everyone, especially the owner, and you'll have a great time. Some visitors to the South have a fear of the police, worrying that they will be harassed, beaten, or jailed on a trumped-up charge. In reality ...
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... clubs occasionally, although the club gigs mostly went to pianists and jazz combos. Jim Jackson's “Kansas City Blues,” one of the biggest blues.
... clubs occasionally, although the club gigs mostly went to pianists and jazz combos. Jim Jackson's “Kansas City Blues,” one of the biggest blues.
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... Clubs began reopening on the street in 1982, although some of the original buildings are gone and others have been refurbished beyond recognition. The opening of B. B. King's club in 1991 helped make Beale a tourist destination. The sad ...
... Clubs began reopening on the street in 1982, although some of the original buildings are gone and others have been refurbished beyond recognition. The opening of B. B. King's club in 1991 helped make Beale a tourist destination. The sad ...
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