Traveling Down the Delta Blues Highway
Travel down the Delta Blues Highway of Mississippi. This season explores cities and people from Tunica to Vicksburg. Talking with grammy award winners, and museum directors. It's also about food stops and venues and history. This is an "audio travel book" you won't want to miss.
Episodes
17 episodes
Libby Rae Watson
Had a fun phone conversation with Blues artist Libby Rae Watson. I happened to find her traveling Instagram @liberaetor and talked food, travel, off the beaten path, her music. This is the edited version of a conversation that felt like I was t...
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Episode 17
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21:18
Mount Zion Memorial Fund
If you want to help save and preserve graves of Blues artists this is the place and organization to work with. I had the privilege DeWayne Moore of the foundation. Take a listen to current and upcoming projects.
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Episode 16
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29:22
Grammy Award Winner and Historian William Ferris Part 2
This part of our talk we chatted about his winning his Grammy awards and Blues Markers and of course the Delta a little food and fun times. I hope you enjoy.
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Episode 15
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13:53
Grammy Award Winner and Historian William Ferris
It's always been a pleasure to speak with Mr.Ferris. His documentary work over decades were noticed by the Grammys and he's encouraged me to keep on, and let people's voices be heard, as he has. I always feel honored and blessed&nbs...
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Episode 14
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15:10
B.B.King Museum Interview with Malika Polk-Lee
Get an insight into the museum. I've been going there since it was a living museum and now is a memorial. King made it his home and it is a place you want to stop by along your trip down the Delta Blues Highway.
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Episode 13
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20:14
B.B.King Museum -Extra Oral History
I was doing an interview and Mrs. Delsie Davis walked in. Since my illness- pre-Covid and the podcast during covid, I came across audio, I had recorded six months before I lost memories. I have some of this trip but audio makes it sound like it...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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25:44
Juke Joints
In honor of Juke Joint Festival- We are talking about the Blue Front Cafe and Po'Monkey's to have a little fun. An experience is an experience and you have to get off a travel guide and ask sometimes where to go.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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11:38
Jimmy Duck Holmes -Blue Front Cafe - Bentonia Blues
I really wanted this talk and it was on a drive from seeing family on back ways to Bentonia that I had this chat. There is more I hope to use in another episode down the road, but here is a great talk. It sound like you live your life and play/...
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Episode 10
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15:02
Grammy Museum in Cleveland
Long time since the interview. And I've been band even though the museum can use the graphics on their website. I now want to take a road trip just to see the newest exhibit, MTV Turns Forty: I Still Want My MTV. I can't believe how...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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19:34
Donna Herula
Ok. yes, this is an artist that's not along the Delta Blues Highway, butyou will find her playing three times at Clarksdale's 2022 Juke Joint Festival.She does love Delta Blues and acoustic music and her third CD is her first thatsh...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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21:13
Lucious Spiller
Once again, during CoVid, I had the honor of having a phone conversation with Blues Artist Luscious Spiller. You don't hear it in the interview because of time, but he is a man that says we all need to come tougher no matter B...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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17:27
Visit Clarksdale's Bubba O'keefe
Yes, I have been wanting to have an episode out every Friday. I have been on the road myself and so, sorry listeners, this is what would have been Friday's episode. I have known Bubba O'Keeffe, when Iwas doing research on re-purpos...
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Episode 6
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17:21
Clarksdale- Kenoy's cafe and the Roxy an open air venue
Check out "Home of the Famous" . It's one of the best burgers I've ever had. We then learn about the history of the Roxi, an interesting performance venue, located in downtown Clarksdale.
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Episode 5
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23:38
Hot Tamales and Koolickles
If you're traveling the Delta Blues Highway, there are two things you have to try. It's Hot Tamales and Koolicles. This episode gives you a little insight from some experts on a few regional treasures.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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30:57
Clarksdale- Cat Head Blues Store and Artists
The day I stopped by, I talked to Roger Stolle, I heard a few new stories of blues players I hadn't heard before. I was excited as I walked in that in front was Terry Harmonica Bean and I had a chance to talk to him and Lady Trucker. Cath...
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Episode 3
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21:09
Tunica --After Hitting the Casino Stop and make a Food Memory with the Doughnut Tower
This is your first stop along the Blues Trail in Mississippi and don't miss out. The visitor's museum has a great museum and surprise when you stop and eat.
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Episode 2
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13:01
Welcome to Traveling Down the Delta Blues Highway- Hear the Artists, History, Food and Culture every episode
This is an idea of how the season of Traveling Down the Delta Blues Highway will take you. This is an audio travel book. We talk with blues artists, history and grammy winners, museum directors and people about food. Let's stop and make d...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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