In Episode 55, Julian interviews Ian Barnes about a Deep South music road trip. In this journey, he and his family travel to the major music destinations of the Deep South, while learning about the South's history

1.    Memphis.  The home of blues music

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3.  Natchez. An elegant but fading town on the Mississippi

4.  New Orleans. The home of jazz music and drunkenness

5. Montgomery. Civil Rights history

6. Atlanta. The home of hip-hop

7. Pigeon Forge. Dollywood

8. Nashville - the highlight of the trip. Country music's home


Other Show Notes
Learn more about how America's culture developed in Julian Bishop's High, Wide, and Handsome.

Learn more about America's future in Julian's second book, Are We There Ye