Blues Music: Delta Blues
Mississippi Fred McDowell, autographed photo taken by David B. Capps, circa 1969-1970s, David B. Capps Collection (#20571), Southern Folklife Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Suggested Subject Headings
“African Americans > Southern States > Music”
“African American musicians > Southern States”
“Blues (Music) > Mississippi”
“Blues (Music) > Mississippi > History and criticism”
“Blues (Music) > Mississippi > History > 20th century”
“Blues Musicians > Mississippi”
“Delta (Miss. : Region) > History”
“Delta (Miss. : Region) > Social life and customs”
“Delta (Miss. : Region) > Songs and music”
“Fife and drum corps music”
“Folk songs, English > Mississippi”
“Guitar music (Blues)”
“Harmonica music (Blues)”
“Mississippi > Delta (Region)”
“Mississippi > History”
“Mississippi > Songs and music”
“Mississippi State Penitentiary”
“Musicians > Southern States”
“Parchman (Miss.)”
Suggested Delta Blues Artists
“Dixon, Willie”
“Hooker, John Lee”
“House, Son”
“Howlin’ Wolf”
"Lockwood, Robert Jr."
“McDowell, Fred”
“Patton, Charley”
"Waters, Muddy"
“White, Bukka”