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re: Time to rank the New SEC's Top Ten Historic Music Destinations
Posted on 3/6/24 at 9:04 pm to Hugh McElroy
Posted on 3/6/24 at 9:04 pm to Hugh McElroy
Lefty was raised in Eldorado.
Here are some artists just from the Arkansas Delta.
Sonny Boy Williamson
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Robert Knighthawk
Chester Arthur Burnett
Lonnie Shields
Luther Allison
Roy Buchanan
Sam Carr
William Lee Conley
Ernie and Earl Cate
Jimmy witherspoon
Peete Wheatstraw
John Weston
Amos Wells
Johnnie Taylor
Arbee Stidham
Roosevelt Sykes
Johnny Shines
Frank Seals
Joe Bennie Pugh
Billy Lee Riley
Fenton Robinson
Junior Parker
Larry McCray
Albert King
Louis Jordan
Floyd Jones
Robert Johnson
Larry Davis
Frank Frost
CeDell Davis
John Craig
James Cotton
Timothy Cooper
Willie Cobbs
Helena, Arkansas was the capital of the blues before Elvis and Memphis.
Started in 1941, King Biscuit Time is the longest running radio broadcast company in the nation.
It was the first radio show to feature the blues and the first radio show to broadcast live blues performances.
It was one of the earliest examples of integrated radio in the south.
It was so pivotal in broadcasting the blues sound around the nation and the world that influenced artists such as Elvis, Cash, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton and many future artists.
Here are some artists just from the Arkansas Delta.
Sonny Boy Williamson
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Robert Knighthawk
Chester Arthur Burnett
Lonnie Shields
Luther Allison
Roy Buchanan
Sam Carr
William Lee Conley
Ernie and Earl Cate
Jimmy witherspoon
Peete Wheatstraw
John Weston
Amos Wells
Johnnie Taylor
Arbee Stidham
Roosevelt Sykes
Johnny Shines
Frank Seals
Joe Bennie Pugh
Billy Lee Riley
Fenton Robinson
Junior Parker
Larry McCray
Albert King
Louis Jordan
Floyd Jones
Robert Johnson
Larry Davis
Frank Frost
CeDell Davis
John Craig
James Cotton
Timothy Cooper
Willie Cobbs
Helena, Arkansas was the capital of the blues before Elvis and Memphis.
Started in 1941, King Biscuit Time is the longest running radio broadcast company in the nation.
It was the first radio show to feature the blues and the first radio show to broadcast live blues performances.
It was one of the earliest examples of integrated radio in the south.
It was so pivotal in broadcasting the blues sound around the nation and the world that influenced artists such as Elvis, Cash, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton and many future artists.
This post was edited on 3/6/24 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 3/6/24 at 9:12 pm to dchog
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Here are some artists just from the Arkansas Delta
Same as Mississippi. Great history, but no destination. It’s the whole eastern half of the state. Johnny cash was damn near from Missouri. I’ve driven through his home town 20 times. Everyone worth a damn and who had the means went to Memphis.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 9:17 pm to dchog
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Here are some artists just from the Arkansas Delta.
Sonny Boy Williamson
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Robert Knighthawk
Chester Arthur Burnett
Lonnie Shields
Luther Allison
Roy Buchanan
Sam Carr
William Lee Conley
Ernie and Earl Cate
Jimmy witherspoon
Peete Wheatstraw
John Weston
Amos Wells
Johnnie Taylor
Arbee Stidham
Roosevelt Sykes
Johnny Shines
Frank Seals
Joe Bennie Pugh
Billy Lee Riley
Fenton Robinson
Junior Parker
Larry McCray
Albert King
Louis Jordan
Floyd Jones
Robert Johnson
Larry Davis
Frank Frost
CeDell Davis
John Craig
James Cotton
Timothy Cooper
Willie Cobbs
Musically and culturally, the Delta is a special region.
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