Go inside the haunted heart of Bentonia blues with Ryan Lee Crosby. American Blues Scene premieres the live-to-tape video for “I’ve Been Worried,” recorded at the legendary Blue Front Cafe—and takes a deep dive with Crosby on the spirit of the style, the wisdom of Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, and the making of ‘At the Blue Front.’
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‘Winter Hill Blues’ takes the listener into a very different world of Bentonia blues which he’s learned under the tutelage of 75-year-old Mississippian Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
“Lyrically, ‘Down So Long’ is an acknowledgement of the truth of suffering. The melodies derive equal inspiration from the North Mississippi blues of Robert Belfour and the songs of Malian singer/guitarist Boubacar Traoré.” – Ryan Lee Crosby