Shifting And Shaping

3: Blues Is The Roots; The Rest Is The Fruits, Part 1


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"The very first song that was sung by a human being was a blues song. That was when Adam was kicked out of the Garden of Eden and he said, 'Oh Lord, I feel so bad. I've been kicked out of the Garden of Eden.'"

Steve Salter of The Killer Blues Headstone Project sits down with "Shifting And Shaping" to discuss his search for unmarked grave sites of famous blues musicians across the country. Featuring the memorialization story of Delia Green, who was identified as the likely inspiration for several American folk and pop hits, usually known by the song titles "Delia" or "Delia's Gone" or "Little Delia". This is the first episode in the podcasts' blues trilogy. 

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Shifting And ShapingBy Natalie Breitkopf

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