The Creation of Folk Music- Through the Lens of A Powerful Black Woman
By: Gabrielle Weeden The History of Folk Music As far back as African-American culture reaches, a soundtrack of amazing music has followed it. During the slavery-era, the enslaved Africans would create music between each other while they were out on the fields. This music was a series of calls they would echo back […]
The Mannish Boy: Muddy Waters
The Mannish Boy: Muddy Waters Intro/background McKinley Morganfield, better known as “Muddy Waters” is one of the most famous and influential blues musicians of all time. Muddy Waters was born April 4 1913 in Issaquena County, Mississippi but claimed Rolling Fork as his birthplace. Muddy Waters got his name from when he was […]
