a road trip

[thebluesbear( al)]

Hi

The reasons why im writing this thread are many, but im hoping for ideas and suggestions

I have been thinking about a road trip for some time to the Areas of the USA known for blues

now thats a general term i know, ....the piedmont area is one example ....of where im considering a visit

I have been to the usa many times, but never visited any where connected to blues..... so here are my questions

1..Has anyone in this forum made a pilgrimage type trip like this? i.e the delta ,piedmont etc???

2..Can anyone recommend possible places of interest?

Please let me share this so you have an idea of where im coming from

My wife and i are involved in the homeschool movement , our 10 yo daughter is showing loads of natural talent playing guitar and loves the sound of blues .....here in 2009 im also hoping to show her some history of blues kind of
"well here is the type of thing that happened here etc"


Any ideas would be greatly recieved

al

[melp]

Al,

What a wonderful idea, I wish you lots of luck with your trip. Sadly, I don't have any direct experience to offer, my many trips to the US have been on business to both edges!

But I think that the planning and researching can be almost as much fun as the actual trip, and can certainly enhance it.

Thankfully we have lot's of on-line resources to make that easy. One I used quite a bit in the past is the Library of Congress website (www.loc.gov/index.html), just search under blues. Its a bit dry, but lots of stuff if you dig around.

If you want a quick easy look up, especially on specific players I have found that the best 'light' source is Wikipedia, just search under Blues and you get lots of interesting links on everything!

I also remember some interesting stuff on the Steve James website (www.stevejames.com/tablature.html of his visits to some of his hero's.

All the best, great idea. Your daughter is a lucky girl!

Mel

[Michael Messer]

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Shine On
Michael.

[petermontague]

Al, I envy you. This site has links to loads of others with historical interest, including graves etc.
www.netunes.com/blues-sites.htm