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Mississippi Marvel
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Mississippi Marvel is a 78-year-old (2008) Delta bluesman. Like countless bluesmen before him, he has lived a life steeped in two separate and opposing traditions: The reckless abandon of a juke joint on Saturday night, and the healing redemption of church on Sunday. And like many of those earlier bluesmen, this artist has never reconciled these two warring factions of his identity. Although he still occasionally turns up at his neighborhood juke, the artist today devotes more attention to his local church community. And like many conservative black churches in the South, his still … read more
Mississippi Marvel is a 78-year-old (2008) Delta bluesman. Like countless bluesmen before him, he has lived a life steeped in two separate and opposing traditions: The reckless abandon of a… read more
Mississippi Marvel is a 78-year-old (2008) Delta bluesman. Like countless bluesmen before him, he has lived a life steeped in two separate and opposing traditions: The reckless abandon of a juke joint on Saturday night, and the healing… read more
