#1479: “Exploring The History Of The Blues And Franco Americans”

January 25, 2019 00:25:00
#1479: “Exploring The History Of The Blues And Franco Americans”
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#1479: “Exploring The History Of The Blues And Franco Americans”

Jan 25 2019 | 00:25:00

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Show Notes

A great way to understand the history of a region and its people is to study their music. And in Mississippi, that music is the blues. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll hear about the Mississippi Blues Trail, and how it traces the history of this uniquely American genre of music from its […]

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