About the Author:
Ralph
is a retired teacher whose camera over the years has enabled him to hang
out with such folks as Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee, Sonny Terry & Brownie
McGhee, Luther Allison, B B King, and many others. In addition to this
regular PBPS column, Ralph teaches a course by the same name at Guilford
Technical Community College, and he is the deejay of the radio program "Scratchin'
The Blues" on which he plays selections from his 78 rpm collection. Ralph
can be reached at ralphrspeas@wmconnect.com.
It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues, including "Mississippi" Charles Bevel's comments on the Blues.