"The music that has flowed up Highway 61 is truly historic," Ferris said. His most recent book, Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues , is a compilation of short memoirs of the ...

Legend has it that back in the 1930s, where Highway 61 crosses Highway 49 in Clarksdale, Miss., blues legend Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil for the ability to play guitar.One thousand ...

Although U.S. 61 begins in New Orleans and runs through Baton Rouge, the portion known as the Blues Highway starts around Vicksburg, Mississippi, and moves north through the Delta to ...

The aim of my journey for the book Highway 61: Crossroads on the Blues Highway was to explore the history of that country’s most important indigenous musical ... It was a reminder of the “killing ...

Just 20 minutes to the west, the small town of Leland is worth a visit to hear Pat Thomas, son of famed bluesman James "Son" Thomas, play his father's music at the Highway 61 Blues Museum.

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that ...

GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi, which hosted the Music Tourism Convention earlier this year, is set to unveil a groundbreaking exhibit titled “Highway 61: Traveling America’s Music Highway” on Friday, ...

Here, you can see where the blues began, from its humble beginnings on a cotton plantation to glitzy hotels and music halls. Join us on a journey to the most important stops on the trail. Highway 61 ...

Until 1991, Highway 61 was called U.S. Highway 61, which, as mentioned, ran from New Orleans to the Canadian border. Its southern stretch is known as the "Blues Highway," connecting the ...

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Although U.S. 61 begins in New Orleans and runs through Baton Rouge, the portion known as the Blues Highway starts around Vicksburg, Mississippi, and moves north through the Delta to ...