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The blues to me is summed up in Snake Farm. I can’t describe it. You just have to listen to it, and hopefully feel something.

“If you don’t know the blues… there’s no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.”

“Well, blues is pretty much a part of everything that I do. …That music is in my heart, and always will be.”

Second generation Chicago bluesman, Ronnie Baker Brooks, will be releasing his first album in ten years on January 20th, 2017.

Chicago blues piano great “Barrelhouse” Chuck has died after a four year battle with prostate cancer. He was 58 years old.

“Well, I’ll tell you; sometimes life can throw you a curve. Take a swing. Who knows? You may hit a home run, but you got to stay in the game.”

At 12:35 PM on Saturday, November 19th, 2016, WXXO, went ‘On the Air’ and launched Clarksdale’s 24 hour blues and roots radio station, known as XRDS.fm.

Cale himself is constantly smiling, like a kid in a candy store, about to walk out the door with a pocket full of sweets no one knows he has.

The music that Greg Lake left for us will continue to speak to us for many years yet to come. What more could he have asked for?

The Mississippi Blues Trail Program not only celebrates and immortalizes the state’s vast contributions to the music world, but also draws so many to our state who are yearning for an authentic experience.