Mississippi - Music and Performing Arts
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- Smithsonian.com, November 08, 2007, Subscribe
The simple and expressive form of the Mississippi Delta blues has played a major influence on the development of modern blues-rock in the U.S. The genre originated in the early 20th century among African Americans. (Courtesy of the Mississippi Development Authority/Division of Tourism)
Whether you're craving blues, country, gospel, rock and roll, rhythm and blues or even sacred heart, a religious and folk singing style preserved in the south, Mississippi has it all, and it's all good. You can listen to some of today's biggest music stars at Mississippi's casinos. If blues is your passion, check out the acts at clubs along Highway 61 "the Blues Highway," or explore the back roads of the Delta in search of juke joints.
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