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In-depth Knowledge
Lowcountry Blues Bash, Elvis Presley put Memphis on the rock’n’roll
Charleston map, starting his career with Sun Records here in
1954. Sun Studio and his Graceland mansion are
must-sees for music fans. Other highlights include
the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and the
Memphis Rock and Soul Museum.
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HISTORY
The US is full of fascinating reminders of the past.
Many hark back to some of its darkest days,
when the country was at war or torn apart
by internal strife and conflict.
The War of Independence, or American
Mississippi venues with live blues Revolutionary War, resulted from Britain’s 13
include Club Ebony in Indianola, the American colonies breaking away to form the
Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia and the fledgling United States of America.
1,300-seat Bluesville Showcase Night Unrest over taxation led to the infamous
Club in Robinsonville, next door to the Boston Tea Party, when crates of tea were
Blues & Legends Hall of Fame Museum. dumped overboard from British ships, in the
More blues history can be traced at harbour, triggering an armed response.
the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale Visitors can retrace many significant events
and at Leland’s Highway 61 Blues Museum. leading up to the American Revolution on Boston’s
The BB King Museum opened last month in the Queen City of the Trails: 2.5-mile Freedom Trail, which takes in 16 historic
legendary bluesman’s hometown of Indianola. Independence, Missouri sites including the Paul Revere House – from
The 10-day annual Lowcountry Blues Bash, held where the famous messenger rode off in 1775 to
every February in Charleston, South Carolina, warn of the advancing British forces.
PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER ELLEGARD showcases top local and national blues acts. America’s birthplace, Philadelphia, is the
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Share a midnight snack of mango grouper. Feel the warm Gulf breezes wash over you. It’s moments
like this that you’ll savour for a lifetime. Visit fortmyers-sanibel.co.uk for a free traveller’s guide.
FloridaÕs Southwest Gulf Coast
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