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Where the Blues Began
The Yazoo Delta is where the Blues began... B.B. King's hometown (Indianola) is just down the road from where I live and "Ground Zero" or Clarksdale is about 20 miles north of my home. Nearly every small town, like Drew or Ruleville, can be proud of having their own "bluesman." (Son House and Mississippi Fred McDowell and my two favorite Bluesmen.) sk