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delta blues, robert johnson #kregyinst
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#blues posters by Grego - America's favorite Blues Folk Artist - only available at www.mojohand.com - everything Blues #deltablues
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Blues band on Maxwell Street, 1960s (Chicago Pin of the Day, 4/3/2016).:
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Henry Sloan was a musician whose life was a mystery despite being a contributor to the formation of Delta blues. LIFE IN THE SOUTH Some sleuthing by music historians put birth year around 1870 and he was born somewhere in the Mississippi Delta. What is known that his father, Sam Sloan, originated from South Carolina being born there ...
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Son House, Newport Folk Festival, 1966. Photo: David Gahr
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Mississippi’s Mississippi Delta: Birthplace of the Blues.The Mississippi Delta is the birthplace of The Blues. The Blues came before Jazz. Both are original American art forms—along with BuzzFeed lists! The Mississippi Delta is the distinctive northwest section Mississippi (the state) that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. Oh… as Paul Simon sings on the album Graceland: “The Mississippi Delta was shining Like a national guitar.”
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Self-guided walk and walking tour in Memphis: Memphis Blues Walking Tour, Memphis, Tennessee. Get offline map and tour route using our GPSmyCity self-guided walking tours app for your mobile device.
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Vintage Gold: Mississippi Fred McDowell ...
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MY ADVENTURES THROUGH THE DELTA
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4632 Subjects: Indians of North America; Aged persons Place: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tenn.) Description: Alex Occoma, a 100-year-old Cherokee Indian, standing on a hillside leaning on a long walking stick. Date: 5/30/1939 Negative: CV1355 Collection: Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection Historical Note:
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In the seven decades since his mysterious death, bluesman Robert Johnson’s legend has grown—the tragically short life, the “crossroads” tale of supernatural talent, the genuine gift that inspired Dylan, Clapton, and other greats—but his image remains elusive: only two photos of Johnson have ever been seen by the public. In 2005, on eBay, guitar maven Zeke Schein thought he’d found a third. Schein’s quest to authenticate the picture, Frank DiGiacomo discovers, only led to more questions, both…
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SON HOUSE The Real Delta BLUES Factory SeALED Vinyl Lp Record Album Reissue of 1970s Blue Goose bG 2
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