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Musicians of the state's Delta region were historically significant to the development of the blues. Their laments arose out of the region's hard times after Reconstruction. Although by the end of the 19th century, two-thirds of the farm owners were black, continued low prices for cotton and national financial pressures resulted in most of them losing their land. More problems built up with the boll weevil infestation, when thousands of agricultural jobs were lost. Many Mississippi musicians migrated to Chicago and created new forms of jazz and other genres there. Jimmie R… read more
Musicians of the state's Delta region were historically significant to the development of the blues. Their laments arose out of the region's hard times after Reconstruction. Although by the end of the 19th century, two-thirds of the farm owners were black, continued low prices for c… read more
Musicians of the state's Delta region were historically significant to the development of the blues. Their laments arose out of the region's hard times after Reconstruction. Although by the end of the 19th century, two-thirds of the farm owners were black, continued low prices for cotton and national financial pressures resulted in most of them losing t… read more

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1 Play track When You Got a Good Friend Robert Johnson
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2 Play track Part Time Love Luther Allison
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3 Play track Standing at the Crossroads Elmore James
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4 Play track Fixin' to Die Blues Bukka White
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5 Play track Cypress Grove Blues Skip James
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6 Play track Mississippi Pussycat
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7 Play track It's Not My Time 3 Doors Down
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8 Play track Devil Got My Woman Skip James
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9 Play track Mississippi Train
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10 Play track Death Letter Son House
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