Contrary to Popular Belief, the Blues Were Not Born on the Mississippi Delta
Historians Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff debunk myths about the origins of blues music, locating them not in the Mississippi Delta but in southern black vaudeville.
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Whitehorse: The Northern South Vol. 1
The sexy cuts sound dirty, and the others -- oh, there are no others; after all, this is blues rock -- sound just as dirty.
Steve Earle and the Dukes: Terraplane
Terraplane pays homage to the Texas blues, with mixed results.
The Holy Greil: Marcus Nears 70 and He’s Better Than Ever With This New Rock History
In The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs, Marcus's writing is as intoxicating as ever. The man is a poet.