In the early years of the 20th century, a young and struggling Mississippi native who longed to master the blues guitar stood at the crossroads outside Clarksdale, Mississippi, and made a deal with ...
"Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience" is a rich experience that combines blues and orchestra music. How to get ...
Clarksdale, Mississippi, is often called the birthplace of the blues, not just because of the countless blues artists who got their starts there or who passed through for some late-night gigs, but ...
Only a kid at the time, Charlie Musselwhite remembers the bustle of weekends in downtown Clarksdale, Miss. "Saturday was the day everybody came to town," he recalls. "They'd come in wagons pulled by ...
As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that sprung from ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner. In ...