“RAILROADIN’
SOME” by 'Mississippi'Max Haymes
(The Tennessee, Mississippi & Arkansas Book Signing Tour)
This is the tale of
'Delta Bound Blues: 3 Brits Hit the
South' - the jottings and photos of our recent book signing trip to the Southern
States. Max Haymes is the storyteller (with interjections from 'Ramblin' Rex and
'Pic-poppin' Al) and Alan White is the photographer and website master. Hope
y'all
enjoy it!
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DAY ONE: Thursday, 31st August 2006
Delta bound... travelling from Manchester, UK to Atlanta, GA
then to Memphis, TN,
staying at the home of Dr. David Evans, eminent blues historian/author,
ethnomusicologist and very fine blues guitarist/singer!
On August 31st. when Delta
Flight 65 hit the air of a fine summer Manchester morning, we were starting a
journey of a lifetime, which had its beginnings (for me) some fifty years
earlier. Arriving in Memphis, via Atlanta on Delta Flight 742, we were met by
eminent blues historian/author and very fine guitarist/singer and
ethnomusicologist Dr. David Evans. He was driving a real cool low-down Cadillac
of some 17 years vintage. David is not only a very good friend but an ex-tutor
when I was studying at Ole Miss in 1992. This was when the Center for Southern
Studies was being run by another good friend and ex-tutor, Dr. William Ferris Jr.;
also an eminent bluesologist/author as well as one hip blues dee-jay.
Day Two: Friday, 1st September
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