Posts that showcase a song about the Mississippi River
Here's a classic from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Mississippi Rain from their 1970 album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy. Sometimes there's no going home. Hear more songs of the day here.
I'm off to spend a weekend on the Delta Queen Hotel in Chattanooga, so the Song of the Day was an easy choice: John Hartford's Delta Queen Waltz from his 1989 CD Down on the River.
For today's Song of the Day, we turn to Dr. John for a portrait of life in the Crescent City. Basin Street Blues was written by Spencer Williams in the 1920s;.Louis Armstrong recorded a version in 1928, but, unlike this one by Dr. John, it does not mention the Mississippi River. Those lyrics were, according
I feel like a classic today, so let's reach back to 1981 for a little Charley Pride. Roll On Mississippi is from his album of the same name, a sweet song about reconnecting to home.
It's been a dry year in the Mississippi Basin. In case you didn't notice, this summer has been very dry. Daily headlines trumpet the crisis of low water along the Mississippi River and how it has slowed commercial barge traffic. I have even seen an occasional headline proclaiming that the Mississippi River is
I wasn't familiar with James Talley until I found this song, and I'm glad this song brought me to him. He has a gift for writing powerful but understated songs that he delivers with a soothing baritone voice. Mississippi River Whistle Town is a haunting song that sounds to me like it's about a river town
