Delta Legends

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:56:08 -0400

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Kind Treatment Blues - Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:54:07 -0400

Kind Treatment BluesMemphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
Kind Treatment Blues - Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
1931
A beautifully fragile blues cut
Love this haunting little gem where tenderness and hardship seem to drift side by side.

dirtylowdown2: John Lee Hooker Epiphone advertisement (via Bob...

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:36:29 -0400

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John Lee Hooker Epiphone advertisement
(via Bob Corritore)

Elmore James

Tue, 26 May 2026 12:04:24 -0400

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Elmore James

Jack & Johnny Cash

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:45:54 -0400

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Jack & Johnny Cash

Little by Little - Junior Wells

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:32:40 -0400

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Little By Little by Junior Wells
Little by Little - Junior Wells

1960
Blues with a dangerous sway
Junior Wells keeps things loose and simmering here, but there’s tension lurking beneath every note.

Steve Cropper

Tue, 19 May 2026 14:30:19 -0400

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Steve Cropper

Mama, Mama Talk To Your Daughter - Magic Sam

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:09:41 -0400

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Mama, Mama Talk To Your DaughterMagic Sam
Mama, Mama Talk To Your Daughter - Magic Sam
1968
Pure Chicago electricty
Magic Sam took the Delta blues and ran it through a transformer.
The result? Total sonic lightning.

Levon Helm playing a Gibson F4 mandolin.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:52:18 -0400

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Levon Helm playing a Gibson F4 mandolin.

Joe Bonamassa pulled together a 40-artist tribute to B.B. King. George Benson was there when B.B….

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:43:51 -0400

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Joe Bonamassa pulled together a 40-artist tribute to B.B. King. George Benson was there when B.B. first heard him play. Bonamassa was opening for him at 12. The stories alone that they share with me are worth it.
Joe Bonamassa and George Benson on B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, Blues vs Jazz, and Life on the Road: Podcast

Joe Bonamassa pulled together a 40-artist tribute to B.B. King. George Benson was there when B.B….

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:59 -0400

thekylemeredith:

Joe Bonamassa pulled together a 40-artist tribute to B.B. King. George Benson was there when B.B. first heard him play. Bonamassa was opening for him at 12. The stories alone that they share with me are worth it.
Joe Bonamassa and George Benson on B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, Blues vs Jazz, and Life on the Road: Podcast

Marshall Grant, Luther Perkins, and Johnny Cash play music while Vivian Cash and friends listen.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:04:24 -0400

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Marshall Grant, Luther Perkins, and Johnny Cash play music while Vivian Cash and friends listen.

Shake ‘Em On Down - Mississippi Fred McDowell

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:59:45 -0400

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Shake ‘Em On Down by Mississippi Fred McDowell
Shake 'Em On Down - Mississippi Fred McDowell
60’s
A relentless groove straight from the Mississippi hills
Mississippi Fred McDowell locks into the hypnotic pulse of “Shake ’Em On Down”, turning a simple riff into pure hill country trance.

Muddy Waters

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:17:11 -0400

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Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters (Live 1958) - Rollin’ Stone

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:16:55 -0400

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Muddy Waters (Live 1958) - Rollin’ Stone
(Live At Manchester 1958)

Muddy Waters - “Can’t Be Satisfied” (2003) Documentary

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:26:48 -0500

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Muddy Waters - “Can’t Be Satisfied” (2003) Documentary
https://youtu.be/BvMCOedhaKg
“The first authoritative documentary about McKinley Morganfield, an artist that paved the road for rock ‘n’ roll. It is a rich and compelling exploration of an American pioneer.”

Featuring Keith Richards, B.B. King, Chuck D., Bonnie Raitt, and Waters’ close family and friends.

Premiered on PBS American Masters 4/23/2003.
Produced and Directed by Morgan Neville + Robert Gordon.

The Johnny Cash Show

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:19:10 -0500

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The Johnny Cash Show
(Michael Rougier. 1969?)

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:00 -0500

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DJ Hairy Larry Presents Delta Legends Singing Hog Jowl Blues | Something Blue

Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear an original blues song written by two Arkansas musicians and played by an Arkansas band.
When I met Ben Ben Adler, way back in the nineties, he talked to me about bringing Mack Self and the Silver Dollar Band to Blues Fest. Well Mack was an American rockabilly singer, who recorded for Sun Records in the 1950s and that was a perfect fit for Blues Fest. It was great, Mack Self sang his rockabilly hits with his band including Ben Ben on drums.
When they came back again Ben Ben said he had a band too, and they would like to play, next year if posible. So I booked Ben Ben and when it was time for his set he got all spiffed up and came out with a guitar. After delivering a sizzling R&B set with his band and guest musicians I was a fan.
Well, I saw Ben Ben at the Levon Helm Down Home Jubilee last year and I talked to him about playing with Delta Legends. He was up for it and we got together at John Shepherd’s WhatEverLand studio outside of Wynne, Arkansas. We recorded in November and December and released two albums, “Mr. John B. Shepherd” and “Hog Jowl Blues”.
To close this circle, “Hog Jowl Blues” is a song that Ben Ben wrote with Mack Self. So we’re getting the Arkansas Roots all the way down. Just like turtles.
Listen to the podcast at the link

deltalegends: Hairy Larry and Lectric Liz Lottman outside of...

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:15:03 -0500

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Hairy Larry and Lectric Liz Lottman outside of KASU where Liz just did an interview for Arkansas Roots. Liz is singing with Divas On Fire and has been featured on Something Blue.

Delta Legends on spotify >

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:14:15 -0500

Delta Legends on spotify >