May 5, 2008 | Chicago Tribune
Barbour to participate in designation of Blues Highway
Gov. Haley Barbour on Thursday will unveil a marker designating U.S. Highway 61 as part of the Mississippi Blues Trail. via Chicago Tribune
Harmonica festival at Slippery Noodle
Chicago, West Coast, Deep South harp players visit Fans of the harmonica will have plenty to choose from in the next couple weeks courtesy of the Slippery Noodle Inn . via Nuvo Newsweekly
Sleepy John Estes -- On The Chicago Blues Scene
Sleepy John Estes was one of the numerous country blues men who benefited from the upsurge of interest in the music in the 1960s, some decades after they were first caught on record. via All About Jazz
Sunnyland Slim / "Baby How Long"
Source: Slim's Shout 14 Baby How Long .mp3 Do a little investigating and you'll find that trains are a consistent metaphor throughout Black American literature, storytelling and song, particularly pre-Civil ... via Breath of life