“The topic will allow speakers and guests to explore two aspects of Southern culture, blues music and religion, that have historically crossed paths and remain a vital part of the curriculum at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture.”
“Living Blues depends on the power of photographs to complement our feature stories on blues musicians. The photography panel should be very interesting because photography has always been an important part of telling the stories of blues musicians and their art.”
“Eddie Kirkland played with John Lee Hooker for a number of years on all his major recordings, so he has connections to Clarksdale, where John Lee Hooker is from and he also tells a story about a Crossroads experience.”
