Our Roots"Once upon a time, a man child was born... birthed from the murky waters of the Indian Bayou. Born under the full moon of a heated summers night." And, so the story goes... Yes, I was born right here in the Heart of the Mississippi Delta... right here in the town of Indianola. My parents soon transplanted northward for greater opportunity and a better life. However, I would find my childhood filled with many summers spent in my birth place. Though I was reluctant to make those visits back to the south, my parents wanted to instill within me a sense of origin... my roots.
The Blues came over me later in my life. I grew quickly into a man tormented by life's demons. I soon found myself displaced... torn from my
wife and child. What was left? I found solace in the music that raised me and brought me through... that very same music that belonged to my grandfather... the Blues.
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