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Clarksdale

Mississippi Delta Intelligence

"The blues is not a matter of color — it's a matter of soul."

Trinity Graph · 17 Episodes · 1736–2011

Episodes

The Crossroads

1936 · Robert Johnson · Hwy 61/49

Dockery Plantation

1929 · Charley Patton · Root of Blues

Rocket 88

1951 · Ike Turner · First Rock & Roll

The Great Migration

1943 · 6M Black Americans · North

The Sacred & Profane

1940s · Sister Rosetta Tharpe

A Change Is Gonna Come

1963 · Sam Cooke · Civil Rights

King of Hooks

1994 · Hip-Hop · Blues DNA

The Delta in Every Bar

1976 · Blues Everywhere

The Riverside Hotel

1924–present · Bessie Smith

The First Invasion

1736–1838 · Chickasaw · Choctaw

The Second Invasion

1964–1970s · British Invasion

The First 27

1938 · Robert Johnson · 27 Club

The Shiver

1938–2011 · The 27 Club

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Historical Timeline

1736

Chickasaw, Choctaw nations. Colonial contact begins.

1895

Dockery Farms established, Sunflower County MS.

1929

Charley Patton records. Delta blues born.

1936

Robert Johnson records in San Antonio TX.

1937

Bessie Smith dies at G.W. Hotel, Clarksdale.

1938

Robert Johnson dies age 27. 27 Club begins.

1943

Great Migration peak. Muddy Waters to Chicago.

1951

Rocket 88, Sun Studio. First rock & roll record.

1963

Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come.

1964

British Invasion. Blues returns to America.

1969

Brian Jones dies, swimming pool, age 27.

1970

Hendrix (Sept) + Joplin (Oct). Both age 27.

1994

Kurt Cobain. Hip-hop samples the blues.

2011

Amy Winehouse. The 27 Club closes a chapter.

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The 27 Club

All died at age 27 · 1938–2011

Robert Johnson1938

Brian Jones1969

Jimi Hendrix1970

Janis Joplin1970

Jim Morrison1971

Kurt Cobain1994

Amy Winehouse2011

Blues Lineage

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Charley Patton — Dockery Farms 1895–1934

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Son House — Student of Patton

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Robert Johnson — Student of House (and Ike Zimmerman)

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Muddy Waters — Influenced by Johnson · Chicago Electric Blues

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Rolling Stones / Zeppelin — Learned from Muddy Waters

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Hip-Hop — Samples the blues DNA · 1994

Historical Facts

📍 Crossroads: Hwy 61 & Hwy 49, Clarksdale MS

🏨 Riverside Hotel: 615 Sunflower Ave, Clarksdale

🎙 Sun Studio: 706 Union Ave, Memphis TN

🌾 Dockery Farms: Sunflower County MS, est. 1895

Robert Johnson: acoustic National Steel — no electric guitar

Jimi Hendrix: left-handed, Fender Stratocaster

Amy Winehouse: signature beehive hairstyle

Kurt Cobain: Fender only (Mustang, Jaguar, Telecaster)

Brian Jones: died in his swimming pool

Jim Morrison: died in Paris bathtub

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