In this column: Terraplane, Axe-handle pistol, Meet at the bottom I've been driving my Terraplane for a year since I've been gone... (Robert Johnson)Meaning The Terraplane was popular and Robert Johnson wrote "Terraplane Blues" in 1936. In that song the Terraplane becomes a stand-in for sex. When the car won't start and suffers other mechanical …
See on Scoop.it - Doggone bluesUSA Route 66I saw this video on an Atlantic Cities article and was struck by the rural and "off-the-beaten path" feel that timelapse of the Mother Road manages to capture. Route 66 looms large in Americana, in part because it represents a bygone era, a time when the automobile was …
US66 runs through the states Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Californië. Map route 66 Begin in Adamsstreet Chicago, Illinois Up and down the countryside, Illinois Cayuga to Chenoa, Illinois Missouri State line Drive in Carthage, Missouri Devil's Elbow Bridge, Illinois Baxter Springs, Texas The Rainbow Curve bridge, Kansas (marsh arch bridge) …
Land: Verenigde Staten Length: 3.943 km Start /End Point: Los Angeles, CA (1926-1936), Santa Monica, CA (1936-1985) Start /End Point: Chicago, IL Build: 11 november 1926 Abolition: 27 juni 1985 View Route 66 (2) for pictures along the road. Route 66 was a historic highway, which began in Chicago and ended at the beach of …
The Crossroads (Devil's Crossroads) is the location where the legend says blues musician Robert Johnson sold his soul to the Devil for the ability to play a mean guitar. Located at the corner of Highway 61 (The Blues Highway) and Highway 49 in Clarksdale (Mississippi). According to Son House the true crossroads is located at …
US Route 49 is historically one of the main highways in Mississippi. It was the first highway in Mississippi with 4 lanes and connects the capital Jackson to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Via Highway 49 Gulf Coast residents are evacuated when there is a big hurricane.US 49 starts near the port of Gulfport, Mississippi at …
Along Highway 61 blues came in the 30s and 40s from the south to the recording studios in Chicago, Memphis and New York and contributed to the foundations of jazz and rock and roll. Therefore 61 is also called the "Blues Highway".In 2005, the Mississippi Blues Trail was created by placing display and information panels.
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Aron Burton said to me, "the first thing they told me, when I sang in a choir; you have to look at people." That was his way to point out to me that I had to keep my eyes open when I sing. But I find that difficult. Sing the lyrics, play guitar and take …
