lues is personal.
And confessional.
Comes from a magic
place. Whatever swamp
you have in your backyard.
I remember asking John Camp-
bell, Blues musician in NYC in the
70s, why he did it and him just
saying. "Play when the spirit
moves me. And it feels so good
when I'm in it."
B
Mining The Delta
Behind The Sun
Delta Trail Map —
The current flows upstream
for blues lovers
Text by Compton Maddux
Illustration by Emily Grace Piecski
Taj Mahal, pictured — Iconic
creator of the Blues
today. His album Giant
Step is brilliant. Another great,
John Hammond, Jr., who knew
them all and lives the Delta Blues.
Catch them each if you can.
The Blues
Moves North
On Standup Bass,
Willie Dixon. Foreground Muddy Wa-
ters and Buddy Guy. At Chess Studios,
Chicago, circa 1950s.
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Muddy Water's Guitar.
Photo courtesy of GBL
Guitar Gallery, Italy and
VintageandRare.com
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