This is the grave of James Cotton. Born in Tunica, Mississippi in 1935, Cotton was heavily influenced by the blues musicians a generation older than he in the Delta. He.
I've been reading Ted Gioia's Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music. I'll talk a bit more about the book next time I.
Blind Willie McTell on the perils of agricultural work and nature in the American South.
I'm not sure if "great" is exactly the word for the bluesman T-Model Ford, but "interesting" certainly qualifies. He has died at the age of 94.
