Browsing: Delta Blues

“Little Girl In Rome,” the first single and video from Hudspeth & Taylor’s new album, Ridin’ The Blinds, shows the…

“There are differences in blues and Nepali music but there are many similarities: Economic depression, discrimination, and social issues remain the same.”

‘Cradle to the Grave’ is filled with the sort of acoustic blues that makes the hairs stand up on a listener’s arm.

“From an artist’s perspective, you couldn’t ask to be on a better label – as well as they treat their artists and the amount they’re willing to promote, stick up for their people, push their projects. You’re not getting that anywhere else.”

“He got married and had a family and nobody even knew he had a career in music, not even his wife. After he died, his wife found a scrapbook that he had kept…”

Albright plays with heart, daring, and conviction. For us, these interpretations really brought home just how well these songs have stood the test of time.

His racially diverse jam sessions, demonstrated how music and culture could keep the communities together.

Rest in peace to a true wild man of the blues….

Leo “Bud” Welch is an 82-year old Mississippi Blues and Gospel musician who’s taken the blues world by storm and now, a featured documentary is in the works!

To further establish its standing as the academic home of the blues, Delta State University is proud to announce the creation of the International Delta Blues Project!