Blues History, Rewritten

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Blues music is forever associated with the Mississippi Delta and storied artists like Robert Johnson. But a new book details how our understanding of the Delta blues genre was shaped by white folklorists and record collectors. Writer Marybeth Hamilton, author of "In Search of the Blues," joins us to challenge the history of an influential form of black music.

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