Browsing: Mississippi Delta

Today, we’re remembering delta blues legend Son House. He was a strong influence to Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Robert Johnson.

Courtesy of our good friends at the Delta Blues Blog, enjoy the story behind the original music competitions — born on the mean streets of the blues!

For 27 years, fans have been coming to King Biscuit Blues Festival, one of the country’s most prominent blues events. This year, however, something special is brewing down in the delta…

Often, folks will experience a cataclysmic event that changes their life forever….

World-famous delta bluesman in hospital.

The Gateway to the Blues, nestled on Highway 61 not far from where 69 merges on Tunica, is the latest must-stop for blues fans in their excursion through the rich musical magic that exists in the Mississippi Delta.

A widely famous song dating to an epic flood in the 1920s has continued to weave into popular culture, solidifying it’s place in music history thanks to one of the most iconic rock bands of all time.

The saying is, “to feel the blues in your heart, experience the blues in your soul, the soul of the blues lives in the Delta,” and DME takes you there.

When a DVD showed up featuring Mississippi Spoonman in a tiny delta Juke Joint, we knew we were in for a good time. We didn’t know how right we were.

we’re giving away TWO signed and personalized, hardcover copies of author Allen Whitley’s latest fiction novel, Where Southern Cross The Dog!