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Recording Old-School Music the Old-School Way

Recording Old-School Music the Old-School Way

How a contemporary torchbearer of a traditional Delta blues style made a pair of albums in America’s oldest operating juke joint, the Blue Front Café, which opened 77 years ago in Bentonia, Mississippi.

Intro to Indian Slide Guitar
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Intro to Indian Slide Guitar

Don’t know a raga from ravioli? Here’s a place to start.

Dive into the Deep Blues of the North Mississippi Hill Country
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Dive into the Deep Blues of the North Mississippi Hill Country

Players like R.L. Burnside, “Mississippi” Fred McDowell, and Robert Belfour pushed aside norms and carved new paths with hypnotic riffs and big rhythms.

How to Play Bentonia Blues
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How to Play Bentonia Blues

Toss aside the rules and tune down your guitar.