Last year, my wife and I moved from the Rocky Mountains to Mississippi. We miss the mountains. However, we’ve enjoyed the food and the music. I’ve even been able to hear our local blues man, Terry “Harmonica” Bean play surrounded by friends and neighbors in a small intimate setting … a pie shop.
We’ve visited the delta a couple times now to bathe in the history of it all since it’s only a couple hours away. If you ever find yourself in Clarksdale, Mississippi, I would definitely recommend stopping in to visit the Blues Museum there. Great exhibits featuring all the blues greats that hail from the delta. I enjoyed looking at a little exhibit there that featured several of Sony Boy Williamson II 's harps.
Just around the corner from the Blues Museum sits Deak’s Mississippi Saxophones & Blues Emporium. I was fortunate to find Deak Harp there on my last visit. I must of spent about an hour in the little store visiting with Deak and looking at the enormous amount of memorabilia packed into such a small space. I also took him up on his “The Juke Special” level of customization on a new MB harp. I recommend stopping in if you find yourself in Clarksdale, Mississippi … .
Cool to be lucky to jam a little with some other harp players. A lot can be learned from an experience like that.