Writer and musician Emma John travels south to find the beat—and birthplace—of a special kind of Mississippi music.

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We explore the origins of the legend of Robert Johnson, the man who sold his soul to the devil to become a Delta blues guitar ...

The SPLC’s Mississippi state office embarked on a multicity bus tour to hear directly from community members their struggles with advocacy and civic groups and state leaders.

The Mississippi Delta town is a music lover’s paradise. “Clarksdale is a wonderful place to visit for music fans, especially for fans of the blues and the genres that it gave birth to ...

Dive into the origins of the electric guitar solo, from its roots in the Mississippi Delta to its early innovations in jazz, ...

Born in Leland, Mississippi, Smith's early musical life began in the high school concert and marching bands. At the age of thirteen, he became immersed within the Delta Blues and Improvisation music ...

Mississippi Fred McDowell was no Delta blues singer. His blues were North ... and those that think the blues is only a somber kind of music. “I don’t buy into the theory that says that blues ...

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WRITE ME A FEW LINES") MISSISSIPPI FRED MCDOWELL ... You know, the rhythm and blues music was on the radio at that time. Not delta blues, but rhythm and blues was on the ...