Join us as we aim the spotlight on some of the spectacular Down Home Blues that were recorded during the year 1941. From the Library of Congress field recordings of Son House and Muddy Waters, to the Delta stylings of Big Joe Williams, Arthur Crudup, Tommy McClennan, and Robert Petway, it was a year to be remembered.

Right: Early Publicity Shot of Mississippi Blues Legend Big Joe Williams. Left: Some of the music recorded in 1941.

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