Mississippi blues
Mr. Sipp: From Church Revivals to BMA Glory
When Castro Coleman walked onto the stage at Memphis’s Orpheum Theater in January 2014, he had been playing blues for barely two…
Bobby Rush: The Remarkable King of the Chitlin’ Circuit
Bobby Rush: The Remarkable King of the Chitlin’ Circuit Bobby Rush got the call on a Tuesday. Ryan Coogler needed a harmonica…
Harrell Davenport: Young Blues Guitar Prodigy to Watch
Harrell Davenport Is a Stunning New Blues Guitar Prodigy A teenager walks into Rosa’s Lounge on Chicago’s West Side. He straps on…
What Is Delta Blues? The Raw Sound That Started It All
What is delta blues? To answer that, picture a one-room juke joint near Dockery Farms, Mississippi, sometime around 1910. A man named…
Cedric Burnside: Complete Guide to the Hill Country Blues Heir
Cedric Burnside: The Grammy-Winning Heir of Hill Country Blues By the time he was ten years old, Cedric Burnside had already logged…
Charley Patton: The Man Who Made Delta Blues Real
Charley Patton: The Man Who Made Delta Blues Real On June 14, 1929, a light-skinned man of mixed Black, white, and Cherokee…
Robert Johnson: The Complete Story of the Crossroads Legend
Robert Johnson: The Delta Blues Legend Who Changed Music Forever Son House couldn’t explain it. The kid who used to grab his…
Bukka White: Prison Blues That Echoed Through Led Zeppelin
Bukka White: An Authentic Raw Pioneer of the Delta Blues In 1963, a young guitarist named John Fahey wrote an address on…
Son House: Revolutionary Slide Guitar Preacher of the Delta
Son House: The Delta Preacher Who Defined Raw Blues In May 1930, a Paramount Records producer traveled to Lula, Mississippi, looking for…