Posts that showcase a song about the Mississippi River
It's mid-summer and my air conditioner is having a hard time keeping up with a week of triple-digit heat, so I'm kinda feeling like I live in a swamp, minus the gators and mosquitoes. Seems like a good week for a song about a swamp, like this one from Louisiana's Tab Benoit. Listen to more Songs
It's the heart of the summer, and the Mississippi River is running like molasses, at least in the South, just like John Phillips (formerly of the Mamas and Papas) sings in this song from 1969. Listen to more Songs of the Day here.
There are many songs called Mississippi River and most of them are by artists I'd never heard of. I've been enjoying this one lately, a fun song about gambling on the river from England's Mark Roberts from Giving the World Away (2006). Listen to it here. Listen to more Songs of the Day here.
Today's song is courtesy of The Strangeloves from their 1965 album I Want Candy, an energetic song about gambling, steamboats, and heading home to find your Cajun girlfriend. Listen to more Songs of the Day here.
Chris Thomas King Earlier this week I posted my interview with Chris Thomas King, so it's only fair that the next Song of the Day be one of his. Flow Mississippi Flow is from Rise (2006), part of King's process of sorting through and making sense of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Listen to more
We lost another legendary musician last week with the death of Doc Watson. Arthel "Doc" Watson was born in North Carolina in 1923 but didn't get much recognition until he was in his 40s when folks began to appreciate his fine pickin'. You can read more about him at Allmusic.com. Watson's version of Deep River Blues dates
