The Great Blues Road Trip
The Great Blues Road Trip
Podcast Description
In 1930, pioneering African American Mississippi Delta Blues musicians, Charley Patton, Son House, Willie Brown, Louise Johnson, and driver Wheeler Ford, travelled up to Grafton Wisconsin to record “race-records” for the Paramount Label. The commercial blues records they made at Paramount greatly influenced the course of blues and popular music, and the spirited and colorful trip itself has become a story of legend….. Events and details from the now famous road-trip were later recalled by Son House, who was on the trip, in various interviews some years later. This podcast is a fictionalized ve
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Focuses on historical narratives, blues music history, and cultural storytelling with episodes covering the significance of the road trip, the lives of the musicians, and the impact of race records in American music. Specific examples include dramatizations of their experiences on the road, reflections on their artistry, and the encounters they had along the way.
In 1930, pioneering African American Mississippi Delta Blues musicians, Charley Patton, Son House, Willie Brown, Louise Johnson, and driver Wheeler Ford, travelled up to Grafton Wisconsin to record “race-records” for the Paramount Label. The commercial blues records they made at Paramount greatly influenced the course of blues and popular music, and the spirited and colorful trip itself has become a story of legend….. Events and details from the now famous road-trip were later recalled by Son House, who was on the trip, in various interviews some years later. This podcast is a fictionalized ve
In 1930, pioneering African American Mississippi Delta Blues musicians, Charley Patton, Son House, Willie Brown, Louise Johnson, and driver Wheeler Ford, travelled up to Grafton Wisconsin to record “race-records” for the Paramount Label. The commercial blues records they made at Paramount greatly influenced the course of blues and popular music, and the spirited and colorful trip itself has become a story of legend….. Events and details from the now famous road-trip were later recalled by Son House, who was on the trip, in various interviews some years later. This podcast is a fictionalized version of that trip, based on the recollections of Son House.
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