Cairo

Population (2010) 2,819 Introduction Once a bustling port at the confluence of two of the biggest rivers in the US, Cairo (pronounced CARE-o) today is a shell of its former self. The reasons for its shocking decline aren’t too hard to figure out. History The

By |2022-12-05T17:36:30-05:00December 11th, 2018|Illinois|Comments Off on Cairo

Song of the Day: Mississippi Flood by TJ and Garth Hudson

We're closing out flood month with an angry, foreboding song from TJ Colatrella with The Band's Garth Hudson. Mississippi Flood was recorded in 2011 at Levon Helm's barn in Woodstock, New York. The music video skillfully mixes film footage from the 1927 flood with TJ's vocals. Listen to more Songs here.

By |2016-10-21T15:28:19-05:00May 31st, 2014|Song of the Day|Comments Off on Song of the Day: Mississippi Flood by TJ and Garth Hudson

Song of the Day: Big Muddy by Step Into the Blue

In 2006 four highly regarded bluegrass musicians (Tommy Drake, Chris Stockwell, Tim Corbett, and Kelly Davis) and a whole bunch of their friends got together to record a few new and traditional tunes. They called themselves Step Into the Blue and gave the CD the same name. One of the songs on this CD, Big

By |2016-10-21T15:28:19-05:00May 24th, 2014|Song of the Day|Comments Off on Song of the Day: Big Muddy by Step Into the Blue

Song of the Day: Backwater Blues by Bessie Smith

It's May, which means the Mississippi is rising and it's time for a month's worth of flood songs. We're going to kick it off with a classic from Bessie Smith: Backwater Blues. A lot of people associate this song with the 1927 flood, but it was actually recorded in February of 1927, several weeks before

By |2016-10-21T15:28:19-05:00May 11th, 2014|Song of the Day|Comments Off on Song of the Day: Backwater Blues by Bessie Smith

Song of the Day: The Sunken Lands by Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash has a fine new CD out--The River and the Thread--inspired in large part by a trip back to the family homeland in the Mississippi Delta. This song in particular, The Sunken Lands, speaks to life along the Mississippi River, focusing on the area around Dyess, Arkansas where the Cash family established itself during

By |2016-10-21T15:28:21-05:00March 8th, 2014|Song of the Day|Comments Off on Song of the Day: The Sunken Lands by Rosanne Cash

Song of the Day: Old Man River

The Song of the Month Department is kicking off the new year with a special theme: Remakes! During January, every Song of the Day post will feature the original version of a song plus an interesting remake. We'll start with a classic, Old Man River from the musical Showboat by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein. Below

By |2016-10-21T15:28:25-05:00January 6th, 2014|Song of the Day|Comments Off on Song of the Day: Old Man River

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