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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2021 season. This season is now over.

A History of Mississippi Blues - An image of two men playing musical instruments. The man on the left is playing guitar and smiling to the side. The man on the right is holding a harmonica to his house and is wearing black framed glasses. The image has a green filter on it and the entire image is shades of green, black and white.

A History of Mississippi Blues

Music
South Australia • World Premiere
Explore the birthplace of the blues with this multi-award winning blues band as they perform the songs of Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt and more and listen to the stories of these iconic blues pioneers.

★★★★★ "Music at it's best. These guys are the real deal and the show is an all-round gem" GlamAdelaide.

A must-see show!

Presented by: Cal Williams Jr

Multi-award winning Blues singer/songwriter, Cal Williams Jr, combines the gentle fingerpicking of British Folk with the raw intensity of Delta Slide Blues to create a sound that is both intricate and powerful. Blues Blast Magazine, USA, said “Cal Williams Jr’s guitar work is impeccable under his gorgeous voice. A marvellous quilt of tones and textures from this masterful player”. Cal was recently awarded the 2014 ARBA Best Blues Soloist Award and was voted in the Top 3 Best Blues Guitarists for the Derringers Music Awards. Cal has also won ‘Best Australian Blues Album’ by Blues Underground, USA .