Mississippi Delta

Origins of Blues Music: From Field Hollers to Records

Origins of Blues Music: A Complete History On a sweltering night around 1903, a traveling bandleader named W.C. Handy fell asleep waiting…

Pinetop Perkins: The Startling Truth of a Blues Piano Life

Pinetop Perkins: The Startling Truth of a Blues Piano Life In a Clarksdale, Mississippi juke joint sometime around 1943, a woman pulled…

B.B. King: How One Guitarist Became the Face of Blues

B.B. King: The King of Blues Who Changed Guitar Forever On a cold night in 1949, a fight over a woman nearly…