Tuesday, August 28, 2007

a real juke joint

Down in the Woods

Every Sunday night Betties Place, a little ramshackle juke joint in Mississippi, transforms in a hot and steaming dancehall. Willie King is preaching the blues and the crowd dances wildly. Cotton picker, moon shiner, juke joint owner, civil rights activist and social worker, Willie King has done them all. Now he is one of the most popular blues musicians around.

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