"Some of the finest books on the blues have been released over the years by Backbeat Books and this one invites you to join the authors on a journey to the very heartland of the blues and its origins. If you're planning to visit the USA, especially the Mississippi Delta, this is a book you just have to pack before you go; it's indispensable. Even if you're not going, it's one any blues lover will read again and again. There's not much omitted: the towns, the sites, the roads, the marker stones, the people, all are woven into a rich and fertile history of the blues from its beginnings to what's there today . . . Great facts and some great photos means this is one book from which to learn so much more about the music we all love."--Pete Clack for Blues in Britain

If you're planning to visit the USA, especially the Mississippi Delta, this is a book you just have to pack before you go [...] Great facts and some great photos mean this is one book from which to learn so much more about the music we love.