Folkways Recordings, Folkways Recordings [dropcap]Lead[/dropcap] Belly is “the hard name of a harder man,” said Woody Guthrie of his friend and fellow American music icon who was born Huddie Ledbetter (c. 1888–1949). From the swamplands of Louisiana, the prisons of Texas, and the streets of New York City, Lead Belly and his music became cornerstones […]
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The Historical Roots of Blues Music | Black Perspectives
The beginnings of the blues can be traced to the late 1860s, arguably the most vicious and violent period in the United States.
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Selling The Blues
To draw tourists, the Mississippi Delta plays on its musical heritage
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