“Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads,” 1991

It has been twenty-five years since the 1991 release of music writer and critic Robert Palmer’s seminal documentary, “Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads.” Palmer was a native of Arkansas whose talents in both writing and music earned him the music critic job for The New York Times, and his band, Insect Trust, remains one of the wonderful and eclectic gems of American music. For anybody who enjoys blues music, this document of Mississippi’s rural culture is a captivating reminder of where so much American music began. Robert Palmer was… Read more “Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads,” 1991 →