Bringing the blues home.The strains of blues music will rise from the Delta Blues For the racehorse, see . This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since June 2007. Festival Park in Greenville September 17 as the country's second-oldest blues festival returns to its roots. The Mississippi Delta This article is about the geographic region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. For other uses, see Mississippi Delta (disambiguation). The Mississippi Delta is the distinct northwest section of the state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Blues and Heritage Festival was founded in 1978 by Mississippi Action for Community Education, Inc. to increase understanding of the blues and its rich culture. The first festival featured traditional blues musicians Performers in the blues style range from primitive, one-chord Delta players to big bands to country music to rock and roll to classical music. Early country blues
the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time event has grown tremendously and has attracted major blues performers including B.B. King, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker. This year's festival will feature nationally recognized artists as well as local and regional musicians. Attendees will also get a taste of the Delta from a wide variety of food and craft vendors. A number of other special events will take place surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. the festival as part of Mississippi Delta Blues Week. For more information, call 888/812-5837 or visit www.deltablues.org. --J.B. |
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