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Blues Motherland

The phrase "Blues Motherland" is the informal Blues name for the State of Mississippi especially to Mississippians such as the greatest blues legend ever lived, the late and great B.B. King, legendary King of the Blues and native Mississippian;
B.B. King said “"If you had to pick one single spot as the birthplace of the blues, you might say it all started right here," while standing in front of the Dockery seed house in the 1970s Mississippi Public Television documentary, “Good Morning Blues.”

Other informal Blues names for Mississippi is Birthplace of the Blues, Home of the Blues, Delta Blues Motherland, Birthplace of the Delta Blues, Home of the Delta Blues

Oh, Blues Motherland, those who aren’t from you just don’t understand
The facts about demons you struggle with and your mystic grand.
Oh, Blues Motherland, those who aren’t from you just don’t understand
The inner richness of your people and the outer richness of your land.

by spen53 April 4, 2016