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| Heavy rain overnight (a feature of this trip !!) and still dark clouds when we set off this morning south on Highway 61...The Blues Highway...this section is a straight road to the east of the Mississippi River... |
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| First stop is The Tunica Visitors Centre....an old preserved railroad depot building.... |
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| Old historic Tunica next stop....a neat little town, unfortunately we missed the Crawfish Festival that was held yesterday.... |
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| On from Tunica and we divert off the 61 to visit a levee, yes folks we took our Chevy to the Levee !!! (I've been itching to say that for ages) And the music didn't die as we have satellite radio !! |
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| Through the windshield at the top of the levee... |
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| And The Mighty Mississippi.... |
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| By the time we arrive in Clarksdale the clouds have gone and it turns into a beautiful afternoon... This is the famous Blues Crossroads where legend has it that musician Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil for the ability to play the blues ! |
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| Downtown Clarksdale and sadly like a lot of small towns plenty of boarded-up businesses... |
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| One of the Blues Trail Markers...so many of the great blues musicians were born or lived in the Clarksdale area... |
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| Next stop is the fantastic Rock & Blues Museum in Clarksdale... Founded by Theo Dasbach, a Dutchman and big blues fan it is 3000 sq ft packed with artefacts and memorabilia... |
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| Only $5 each donation and worth every penny.....so much to see and read while listening to fabulous blues music... |
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| Another piece of nostalgia for Yorkieman, he owned a copy of this Janis Joplin LP... |
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| And our second levee of the day some miles outside of Clarksdale in farming country....most of the landscape today is very flat & agricultural...The Mississippi Delta... |
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| Another Blues Marker this marks the spot of Muddy Waters cabin. Well an amazing day.....if y'all are ever in Mississippi make a point to visit The Blues Highway...... We rounded off the day with more fried catfish at the Blue and White restaurant in Tunica not as good as Bubba's in Hot Springs but nice anyway... More posts soon all being well... The Singing Campers... |
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