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Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
The South Comes Up North
Celebrating the Artists and Culture of the Mississippi Delta
by Siddhartha Mitter
NEW YORK, NY May 30, 2008 —Up from the Deep South...all the way to Brooklyn. A two-week festival is underway that celebrates the culture of the Mississippi Delta. WNYC’s Siddhartha Mitter reflects on the birthplace of the blues.
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