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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... sang almost constantly during the day and as they relaxed in the evening. They sang hymns, ragtime pieces, and (what most interested Peabody) “improvisations in rhythm more or less phrased, sung to an intoning more or less approaching ...
... sang almost constantly during the day and as they relaxed in the evening. They sang hymns, ragtime pieces, and (what most interested Peabody) “improvisations in rhythm more or less phrased, sung to an intoning more or less approaching ...
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... sang their hearts out as they passed through. And there are places where people still laugh, dance, drink, and listen to the blues. This book will help you find what is left in the Mississippi blues world. And it will help you remember ...
... sang their hearts out as they passed through. And there are places where people still laugh, dance, drink, and listen to the blues. This book will help you find what is left in the Mississippi blues world. And it will help you remember ...
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... sang, and told jokes to the other passengers. When they got to Houston, one of the songs they recorded was Sonny Boy's “City of New Orleans” (different from the 1970s pop tune by Steve Goodman): I heard the City of New Orleans gonna run ...
... sang, and told jokes to the other passengers. When they got to Houston, one of the songs they recorded was Sonny Boy's “City of New Orleans” (different from the 1970s pop tune by Steve Goodman): I heard the City of New Orleans gonna run ...
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... — besides appreciating the fact that it is generally cheaper. No matter what you're drinking, use your own best judgment, and let someone else drive. As the Mississippi Sheiks sang in “Bootlegger Blues”: Bag of whiskey on my back and the.
... — besides appreciating the fact that it is generally cheaper. No matter what you're drinking, use your own best judgment, and let someone else drive. As the Mississippi Sheiks sang in “Bootlegger Blues”: Bag of whiskey on my back and the.
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... sang “They're Red Hot” in celebration of this morsel, which were sold at “two for a nickel, four for a dime.” The price has gone up since then, but they are still an inexpensive and tasty snack. Delta tamales are about the size of a ...
... sang “They're Red Hot” in celebration of this morsel, which were sold at “two for a nickel, four for a dime.” The price has gone up since then, but they are still an inexpensive and tasty snack. Delta tamales are about the size of a ...
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