Blues, Booze, and BBQ

Download or read book Blues, Booze, and BBQ written by Michael Loyd Young and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents 150 miles of Highway 61, the famed blacktop road which snakes from Memphis to Mississippi and passes the birthplace of blues, Clarkesdale. The delta has become home to legends such as John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Ike Turner and Willie King. Blues is the glue that hold these communities together as they struggle to survive. Young's photographs, taken at juke joints, in private homes, or just hanging out illustrate the bond that this genre creates between the Delta and its inhabitants and the power of music in celebrating and protecting heritage.