Need Info "Blues & New Orleans"beginning

Subject: Need Info
From:
Date: 28 Aug 97 - 11:55 PM

I'm writting a book involving plantaions and a blues playe and need information on when The Blues left the plantaions and got to New Orleans...Pertaining to the earliest years. My character was half white and black and I need to know if there were any famous or almost famous Players like him. Also what were some of the clubs names in New Orleans at that time and their locations. My roots are fom Mississippi and I am loving reliving some fo my own personal history.....Thanks

Subject: RE: Need Info
From: Barry
Date: 29 Aug 97 - 12:58 AM

See Alan Lomax's "The Land Where The Blues Began" it's all there, Pub. by Dell 1993. Barry

Subject: RE: Need Info
From: Hurricaine
Date: 29 Aug 97 - 11:07 AM

There were a few musicians from the plantations who gained some noteriety in New Orleans check into the Destrehan Family plantation and into Valcor Aimees Le' petite Versailles plantation and I would check into the history of the town of Vacherie right outside of New Orleans they have a pretty exstinsive history of the blues and folk history of the slaves. Check with a family named Aucoin, they have a 200 yr. history in the town and know just about everything about everyone. In New Orleans you must mention the Absinthe House and Tujaques as both clubs and rest. It would probably be good for your book to mention the 9th ward and Storeyville sections which are both the home of the blues and jazz. Any other questions please E-mail me @ dmartin2@compacdata For anything else I can help you with.

Subject: RE: Need Info
From: Phyllis
Date: 30 Aug 97 - 12:08 AM

Thanks