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 ...

Spread the love The 100 Best Blues Albums of All Time Blues music, with its rich history and profound influence on modern ...

One window into life during and after the flood is Delta blues music, which was blossoming in Mississippi at the time of the disaster. Blues artists from Bessie Smith to Barbecue Bob recorded over ...

On the list is undoubtedly the King of the Delta Blues ... all tell you that Robert Johnson’s music helped to define the foundational roots of blues and rock n’ roll. He was one of the ...

Toby, a talented solo artist from Monroe, Louisiana, and the powerhouse vocalist and guitarist for the blues-rock band Four ...

More than any other musician, Muddy Waters transformed the music of the Delta into modern electric blues. His influence was at the heart of English R&B bands such as the Rolling Stones ...

The blues music which arose from the Mississippi Delta has in many ways come to define modern American music. There is a deep ...

Lane Nichols takes a luxury cruise down the mighty Mississippi River and falls in love with New Orleans jazz music, Delta blues and the deep South.