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Eddie and Frank Thomas

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Eddie and Frank Thomas

Recording Angels on the Backroads - (Oct. 9, 1998 - Aug 15, 2001)

NPR interview - New Orleans

NPR interview - New Orleans

Moorhead, MS - recording Yellow Dog Blues

Moorhead, MS - recording Yellow Dog Blues

Mound Landing, MS where the levee broke in 1927

Mound Landing, MS where the levee broke in 1927

Mr. Jelly Lord on Jelly Roll's front porch

Mr. Jelly Lord on Jelly Roll's front porch

Muddy Waters' cabin on Stovall Farms, Clarksdale, MS

Muddy Waters' cabin on Stovall Farms, Clarksdale, MS

Muddy Waters' cabin, Stovall Farms, Clarksdale, MS

Muddy Waters' cabin, Stovall Farms, Clarksdale, MS

New Orleans home of Buddy Bolden around 1900 - 2309 1st Street

New Orleans home of Buddy Bolden around 1900 - 2309 1st Street

Odd Fellows and Masonic Hall, New Orleans - Buddy Bolden's Blues

Odd Fellows and Masonic Hall, New Orleans - Buddy Bolden's Blues

On the depot foundation in Tutwiler, MS

On the depot foundation in Tutwiler, MS

On the steps where Buddy Bolden practiced his cornet

On the steps where Buddy Bolden practiced his cornet

Poor Boy, Long Ways from  Home in Tutwiler, MS

Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home in Tutwiler, MS

This is a lot of fun!

This is a lot of fun!

Relaxing in Moorhead, MS

Relaxing in Moorhead, MS

Riding the Main Street Trolley, recording Downtown Blues

Riding the Main Street Trolley, recording Downtown Blues

Rolling Fork, MS

Rolling Fork, MS

Site for recording Leadbelly's Midnight Special

Site for recording Leadbelly's Midnight Special

Special Streamline on a 1930 National Triolian in Swan Lake, MS

Special Streamline on a 1930 National Triolian in Swan Lake, MS

Steps of Buddy Bolden's home

Steps of Buddy Bolden's home

St. Louis Cathedral - our last recording site

St. Louis Cathedral - our last recording site

Sunset in a Delta cottonfield - Cross  Road Blues

Sunset in a Delta cottonfield - Cross Road Blues

Taking notes after recording Pea Vine Blues at Dockery Farms

Taking notes after recording Pea Vine Blues at Dockery Farms

The End - New Orleans

The End - New Orleans

The exact spot where Casey Jones wrecked the Cannonball

The exact spot where Casey Jones wrecked the Cannonball

The Southern crossing what's left of The Dog

The Southern crossing what's left of The Dog

The Tallahatchie River near Swan Lake, MS

The Tallahatchie River near Swan Lake, MS

Top of the Falls Building in Memphis where W. C. Handy first played St. Louis Blues

Top of the Falls Building in Memphis where W. C. Handy first played St. Louis Blues

Trolley car and Orpheum - Memphis

Trolley car and Orpheum - Memphis

Tuning  ...where the Southern cross' the Dog

Tuning ...where the Southern cross' the Dog

Willie Dixon's birthplace, 1631 Crawford Street, Vicksburg, MS

Willie Dixon's birthplace, 1631 Crawford Street, Vicksburg, MS

Riding the Main Street Trolley, Memphis, TN

Riding the Main Street Trolley, Memphis, TN

Mamie's Blues in Duncan Plaza, New Orleans

Mamie's Blues in Duncan Plaza, New Orleans

Bill's nice old Gibson, Washington, DC

Bill's nice old Gibson, Washington, DC

Park bench recording for Bamboula in Congo Square, New Orleans

Park bench recording for Bamboula in Congo Square, New Orleans

Ready to record Sweet Hour of Prayer in St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans

Ready to record Sweet Hour of Prayer in St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans

Memphis Arkansas Bridge

Memphis Arkansas Bridge

Big Road Blues recorded in Desota Park, Memphis

Big Road Blues recorded in Desota Park, Memphis

Tuning up for Shetland Pony Blues, Clack's Store

Tuning up for Shetland Pony Blues, Clack's Store

The Orpheum in Memphis

The Orpheum in Memphis

Avalon Blues at the Valley Store

Avalon Blues at the Valley Store

Bright Light, Reed's Gin - Dunleith, MS

Bright Light, Reed's Gin - Dunleith, MS

Self-portrait - Scott, MS

Self-portrait - Scott, MS

Central Station, Memphis

Central Station, Memphis

Island Queen and Mississippi River, Memphis

Island Queen and Mississippi River, Memphis

Beale Street - Memphis

Beale Street - Memphis

Port of Memphis

Port of Memphis

Tom Lee Park and Mississippi River - Memphis

Tom Lee Park and Mississippi River - Memphis

Sun Studio - Memphis

Sun Studio - Memphis

Wear it out...get another one!

Wear it out...get another one!

Blue Front Cafe, Bentonia, MS

Blue Front Cafe, Bentonia, MS

Jack Owens on the wall.  Skip James on the guitar.  Blue Front Cafe, Bentonia, MS

Jack Owens on the wall. Skip James on the guitar. Blue Front Cafe, Bentonia, MS

Blue Front Cafe - Bentonia

Blue Front Cafe - Bentonia

Cypress Grove Blues at the Blue Front Cafe, Bentonia, MS

Cypress Grove Blues at the Blue Front Cafe, Bentonia, MS

Nelson Street Blues at the Deluxe Barbershop in Greenville, MS

Nelson Street Blues at the Deluxe Barbershop in Greenville, MS

Nelson Street in Greenville, MS

Nelson Street in Greenville, MS

Blocking the wind at Willie Dixon's house, Vicksburg.  Hi-Tech!

Blocking the wind at Willie Dixon's house, Vicksburg. Hi-Tech!

Check out the King Edward Hotel in Jackson, MS

Check out the King Edward Hotel in Jackson, MS

Mississippi River sunset, Vicksburg, MS

Mississippi River sunset, Vicksburg, MS

Mississippi River Blues, Natchez, MS

Mississippi River Blues, Natchez, MS

Sleepy John Estes recording session in old Rabbit Foot Minstrals office, Port Gibson, MS

Sleepy John Estes recording session in old Rabbit Foot Minstrals office, Port Gibson, MS

Prez Returns recorded at the Wilkinson County Museum, Woodville, MS

Prez Returns recorded at the Wilkinson County Museum, Woodville, MS

Out by the levee in Sunshine, LA - Ready to record Jolie Blonde

Out by the levee in Sunshine, LA - Ready to record Jolie Blonde

Finding just the right spot for Jolie Blonde, Sunshine, LA

Finding just the right spot for Jolie Blonde, Sunshine, LA

Gottschalk's Bamboula recorded in Congo Square, New Orleans

Gottschalk's Bamboula recorded in Congo Square, New Orleans

Congo Squares!

Congo Squares!

Buddy Bolden's Blues, Perdido Street, New Orleans

Buddy Bolden's Blues, Perdido Street, New Orleans

Basin Street Blues, New Orleans

Basin Street Blues, New Orleans

In Marksville, LA for Little Walter's Juke

In Marksville, LA for Little Walter's Juke

Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong recorded in the St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong recorded in the St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

Playing Louis Armstrong's Hotter Than That in St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

Playing Louis Armstrong's Hotter Than That in St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

Great acoustics!  St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

Great acoustics! St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

Hear no evil!  See no evil!  St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

Hear no evil! See no evil! St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

Every note, snagged and put on tape! St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

Every note, snagged and put on tape! St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

At the Cross Roads

At the Cross Roads

Barn at Stovall Farms, Clarksdale, MS - our first recording site

Barn at Stovall Farms, Clarksdale, MS - our first recording site

Cross Road Blues

Cross Road Blues

Department of Humanities, Washington, DC

Department of Humanities, Washington, DC

Eddie and Frank at Dockery Farms outside Cleveland, MS

Eddie and Frank at Dockery Farms outside Cleveland, MS

Eddie recording Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home in Tutwiler, MS

Eddie recording Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home in Tutwiler, MS

Fishing at Dublin Break near Clarksdale, MS - recording site for Bull Frog Blues

Fishing at Dublin Break near Clarksdale, MS - recording site for Bull Frog Blues

Frank enjoys recording Little Red Rooster at the old Tallahatchie River Bridge site

Frank enjoys recording Little Red Rooster at the old Tallahatchie River Bridge site

Good-byes from Jelly Roll's home

Good-byes from Jelly Roll's home

Highway 61 in southern Mississippi

Highway 61 in southern Mississippi

Jelly Roll Morton's boyhood home in New Orleans

Jelly Roll Morton's boyhood home in New Orleans

John Hurt used to play on the front porch of the Valley Store in his hometown of Avalon, MS

John Hurt used to play on the front porch of the Valley Store in his hometown of Avalon, MS

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