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  Features5 months ago

  Charley Patton – The First Rock and Roller?

  Charley Patton was the inspiration for every Delta bluesman that followed in his wake. His influence still resonates today.

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  Features2 years ago

  ‘Anthology of American Folk Music’: Harry Smith And The Music of Mystical Gods

  Harry Smith's 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music is the most important music collection ever issued, introducing Americans in the 60s to Mystical Gods.

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  Features2 years ago

  Son House: The Lost King Of The Delta Blues

  “The Father Of The Folk Blues”, Son House, Jr, was a major influence on Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, and helped create the Delta Blues sound.

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  Features3 years ago

  Tracing The Path Of The Blues: Infographic

  As one of the most influential forces in music and culture, here is infographic snapshot of historical milestones that helped to bring about the blues.

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  In-Depth3 years ago

  Highway 61 Visited: A Road Trip Through The Birth Of The Blues

  Highway 61 runs for 1,400 miles between New Orleans and Wyoming, but for our purposes, we'll concentrate on the section dubbed “The Highway Of The Blues”, the area that is the Mississippi...

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  News4 years ago

  Mississippi’s Dockery Farms Named As Blues Landmark

  Dockery Farms, the Mississippi plantation and sawmill complex located on Highway 8 between Cleveland and Ruleville, has been named a Mississippi Landmark.

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  News5 years ago

  Ten Years Of The Mississippi Blues Trail

  The tenth anniversary of the Mississippi Blues Trail will be celebrated on Monday (12 December) with the Blue Monday Jam in Jackson.

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  Features5 years ago

  So Just Who Was The Masked Marvel?

  Released in November 1929 Mississippi Boweavil Blues was marketed by Paramount Records as being performed by The Masked Marvel …but who was he?

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  Features9 years ago

  Howlin’ Like The Wolf

  Howlin’ Wolf was born Chester Burnett in the heart of the Mississippi on 10 June, 1910, over 6ft tall and weighing close to 300 lbs he was a powerful man.