The Delta Connection: Generations of Blues

Submitted by LibraryAdmin on January 29, 2010 - 2:48pm.

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Presentation

Start: Apr 7 2010 - 6:30pm

End: Apr 7 2010 - 8:00pm

map of the Mississippi River "blues highway" Generations of Blues: Mississippi bluesman Hal Reed and Quad Cities’ musician and bandleader Ellis Kell deliver an entertaining and informative program on the influence of Delta blues on the Chicago urban blues style. This program will include live performance of blues music, historic commentary on the journey of the blues, and will define the blues as a cornerstone of our American roots music tradition.