As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods; it's ...
INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...
The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers. It spans 220 miles north to south and, at its widest, 87 miles east to west. How can so many ...
It’s agreed among all that from Memphis down to Vicksburg is the cradle of the Delta Blues Music, a genre of American root music that has left an indelible mark on country, jazz, rhythm and blues, and ...
Behind the scenes shot of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan on the set of "Sinners" (Photo credit: Eli Adé) Beyond the vampires and sex appeal of Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” ...
As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...
The story of Paramount Records is a story of contradictions. It was a record label founded by a furniture company, a commercial enterprise that became arguably the most comprehensive chronicler of ...
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