Deep Blues – A Musical and Cultural History from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago’s South Side to the World. The Promised Land – The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America. One musician chosen for the project was Pontotoc, Mississippi’s Terry Harmonica’ Bean. The duo visited Mississppi with the intent of recording local blues artists. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. Wolf Records’ outstanding new release From Hill Country Blues to Mississippi Delta Man was born in 2018 when Nicola and Hannes Foterbauer traveled to the United States. After decades of playing for small local gatherings, McDowell was recorded in 1959 by roving folklore musicologist Alan Lomax and Shirley. Died: Jin Memphis, Tennessee, USA (Cancer) Also often called 'Mississippi Fred McDowell'. I’m Feeling the Blues Right Now – Blues Tourism and the Mississippi Delta. American hill country blues singer and guitarist. Searching for Robert Johnson – The Life and Legend of the “King of the Delta Blues Singers”. Delta Blues – The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music. The Most Southern Place on Earth – The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.Ĭobb, J. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. Significant economic revitalisation is underway, supported by local individuals and with community involvement. Today, the town is building a new and progressive outlook, embracing the music and the heritage, and moving towards a new era based on cultural tourism.
This background provides the context for subsequent assessments in relation to the economic revitalisation of the downtown, especially the discussion concerning “creative people” and their contributions to economic development. Most Blues fans have heard of Delta Blues, which originated in the fields of the Delta, along the length of the Mississippi River, but the Northern Hill Coun. Featured peformers: Mississippi Fred McDowell (vocals, guitar), Alan Bates (producer, recording engineer), Sylvia Pitcher (photography).
The '1967 Mississippi Hill Country Blues' exhibit showcased black and white photographs captured by George Mitchell while in the Hill Country of Mississippi spanning thirteen days during the summer of 1967. Released in 1972 on Black Lion (catalog no. Previous Exhibit - 1967 Mississippi Hill Country Blues: Photographs by George Mitchell. It is a music genre now recognised universally.Ĭlarksdale holds a special place in Delta culture, and today the town and the surrounding region continue to reflect intrinsic components of the Blues heritage. Mississippi Delta Blues, an Album by Fred McDowell. Blues music is an essential part of the social and economic environment of those with roots in the American South, and especially in the Mississippi Delta.
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