The Land Where the Blues Began Condition:Well Read Here they share the small

Here they share the small

by each one for himself

But when his father is killed in a drive-by shooting

from hill and dale

The Land Where the Blues Began Condition:Well Read Here they share the smallA self described song hunter, the folklorist Alan Lomax traveled the Mississippi Delta in the 1930s and 40s, armed with primitive recording equipment and a keen love of the Deltas music heritage. Crisscrossing the towns and hamlets where the blues began, Lomax gave voice to such greats as Leadbelly, Fred MacDowell, Muddy Waters, and many others, all of whom made their debut recordings with him. The Land Where the Blues Began is Lomaxs stingingly well