https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_blues
Delta blues. Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues. Guitar and harmonica are its dominant instruments; slide guitar is a hallmark of the style. Vocal styles in Delta blues range from introspective and soulful to passionate and fiery.

https://www.britannica.com/art/Mississippi-Delta-blues
Learn about the origins, styles, and influences of Delta blues, a regional style of American folk music that emerged in the early 20th century. Explore the lives and works of influential Delta blues musicians, such as Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, and Muddy Waters.

https://www.npr.org/2011/05/05/106364432/mississippi-delta-blues-american-cornerstone
Courtesy of the Delta Haze Corporation. The blues recordings that came out of the Mississippi Delta from the late 1920s through the late '30s have had an enormous impact on American music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuGpGs7UieE
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https://visitmississippi.org/experiences/the-history-of-mississippi-delta-blues-music/
Learn how Delta blues was born from African and white influences and became a foundation for rock and roll. Explore the Mississippi Blues Trail and museums to discover the legacy of blues artists like Charlie Patton and Robert L. Johnson.

https://www.britannica.com/art/Mississippi-Delta-blues/From-World-War-II-into-the-21st-century
Learn how the Delta blues shaped the music world from World War II to the 21st century. Explore the legacies of Muddy Waters, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, and more.

https://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/
Delta Blues Museum's freight depot facility will see some upgrades this year, thanks to a $120,000 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC). The funding opportunity provided through the BFA grant supports the much-needed repair, renovation, expansion, or construction of Mississippi facilities that serve as sites for year-round arts

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/13/1161371343/mississippi-delta-home-blues-civil-rights
The Mississippi Delta is world famous as the home of the blues. But less publicized is the fact that the region is also integral to America's civil rights story. Now some are hoping to tell both

https://www.pbs.org/theblues/roadtrip/deltahist.html
The Mississippi Delta was fertile ground for the roots of the blues. With its history of slavery, racial oppression, the Ku Klux Klan, and Jim Crow laws, plus baking heat, rampant illiteracy and

https://www.liveabout.com/blues-styles-mississippi-delta-blues-404120
Perhaps the most influential of the many styles of blues music, Mississippi Delta blues, also called Delta blues, rose out of the fertile agricultural triangle located between Vicksburg, Mississippi, to the south and Memphis, Tennessee, to the north, and bordered by the Mississippi River to the west and the Yazoo River to the east.In this region, where cotton was the primary cash crop, much of

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/entertainment/music/2021/02/17/mississippi-delta-roots-blues-music-ripples-through-generations/4467698001/
Passed down through generations. Cedric Burnside was one of "many, many" grandchildren of the late R.L. Burnside, a blues artist who brought hill country blues to the mainstream. R.L. Burnside

https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/blues/
Mississippi—particularly the Delta region—is often called the Birthplace of the Blues, a designation that derives from the oppressive sociopolitical conditions that shaped the music's development, the historic overrepresentation of Mississippi natives among blues recording artists, and the great influence of musical styles that derive from Mississippi. There is scant evidence, however

https://dropkickblues.com/20-essential-delta-blues-songs-a-journey-through-the-heart-of-american-blues/
The Delta blues, born in the fertile soil of the Mississippi Delta in the early 20th century, stands as the foundational bedrock of American blues music. Characterized by its raw emotional power, evocative storytelling, and soul-stirring melodies, Delta blues has had an enduring influence on the entire spectrum of modern music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0_eRVroLqs
muddy waters -- mississippi delta blues

https://www.deltabluesms.org/history
Learn how the oldest blues festival in the world showcases the cultural heritage and musical diversity of the Mississippi Delta. Discover the origins, evolution, and impact of the festival, as well as its educational and economic benefits.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flood-delta-blues/
Learn about the history and style of Delta blues, the raw and authentic music born in the Mississippi Delta. Discover how the 1927 flood inspired many blues artists to write songs about the disaster and their personal feelings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOVMk6nW7c
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

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/entertainment/music/2021/02/17/top-blues-songs-mississippi-delta/4467721001/
Explore the history and influence of the Mississippi Delta blues, a variation of blues music specific to the region. Listen to recordings by W.C. Handy, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, B.B. King and more.

https://www.pbs.org/theblues/roadtrip/deltasongs.html
The earliest blues musicians came from the Mississippi Delta region, where the uniquely American musical genre was born. Pioneering blues artists like Charley Patton and Tommy Johnson in the 1920s

https://visitmississippi.org/things-to-do/arts-culture/delta-blues-museum/
Delta Blues Museum. Since its creation, the Delta Blues Museum has preserved, interpreted, and encouraged a deep interest in the story of the blues. Established in 1979 by the Carnegie Public Library Board of Trustees and re-organized as a stand-alone museum in 1999, the Delta Blues Museum is the state's oldest music museum.

https://msbluestrail.org/
The Mississippi Blues Trail is an ongoing project of the Mississippi Blues Commission. Funding for this project has been made possible by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Mississippi Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, AT&T, and the Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University plus

https://festivalontv.com/mississippi-delta-blues-festival-2024-lineup/
The lineup for the Mississippi Delta Blues Festival 2024 has been announced and will feature performances from Fife and Drum Band, Pat Thomas, Kattawar Brothers, John Horton Band, Klay Redd, Sweet Angel, Mr. Sipp, Bobby Rush, T.J. Hooker and more. The Mississippi Delta is known as the birthplace of Delta blues, a genre that has influenced many

https://www.thecollector.com/most-influential-blues-musicians-of-all-time/
A murderous folk singer, two Delta blues men, a nonagenarian Grammy winner, and the Mother of the Blues. Read on to discover the five most influential blues musicians of all time. ... McKinley Morganfield (1913-1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was raised on Stovall Plantation, near Clarksdale Mississippi. He began singing in church as a

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/6-unique-places-to-visit-in-mississippi/ar-AA1jaZQ0
1. Delta Blues Museum. The Mississippi Delta is the birthplace of the Blues, an American art form. And the funky, friendly town of Clarksdale is the home of the Delta Blues Museum.I especially

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainment/2024/06/19/rochester-jazz-festival-free-shows-2024-bring-fiery-blues-sheila-e/74074868007/
Rochester's annual jazz festival will be bookended with freebie shows from the Deep South — a Mississippi Delta blues master performing ... June 22, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, whose blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmKuaDkTmwU
One day event recorded in a cotton field outside of Greenville, MS 1979

https://www.milb.com/mississippi/news/homestand-highlights-june-25-30-vs-montgomery-biscuits
The Mississippi Braves welcome the Montgomery Biscuits to Trustmark Park for the final time, June 25-30, for a six-game homestand. This homestand features a Matinee 12:05 pm game on Wednesday

https://mscenterforjustice.networkforgood.com/events/73273-2024-great-mississippi-road-trip
And it was here, in Mississippi, where the despair and hope of an enslaved people were voiced in what became the blues, America's only original music. ... September 27-29, 2024. Departs from Jackson, Mississippi, with stops at historic and cultural sites throughout the Mississippi Delta. Find full itinerary here. Registration opens August 3rd

https://festival.si.edu/blog/2024-directors-welcome
This year's Festival foregrounds Indigenous voices from across the Americas and celebrates several landmark anniversaries for the National Museum of the American Indian : 20 years of the museum in Washington, D.C.; 25 years of the Cultural Resources Center, which houses the collections; 30 years of the museum in New York City; and 35 years of the legislation that established the museum as