HIGHWAY 61
HIGHWAY 61 rolls on for over 800 long miles, all the way from the Mississippi
Delta to the Windy City of Chicago. This road is Known as the Blues Highway,
because it carried so many of the South's Blues legends from their roots in towns
like Clarksdale and Greenville all the way to the big city. Their original music
went through some interesting changes along the way.
GREG BARKER AND HIGHWAY 61 are Bluesmen and Miss DeAnna Del Rio
the Blueslady who have managed to capture the many flavors and styles
of that long stretch of highway. From gutbucket Mississippi swamp blues
to Chicago style "jump" blues, if you can say it, they can play it. With
collective musical experience totaling over 150 years, this band loves
the Blues! In addition to their own original work, they play tunes made
famous by artists from Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf to contemporary
Blues giants like Charley Musselwhite, Etta James, Angela Strehli and
Tommy Castro. Sit back and savor a tasty Blues gumbo with Greg Barker
and Highway 61.
