Missouri Bicentennial

Missouri Bicentennial

816.510.4823
Email: contact@Missouri2021.org

State Historical Society of Missouri
605 Elm Street, Columbia, MO 65201

Open in Google Maps
  • ENGAGE
    • BICENTENNIAL QUILT
    • BICENTENNIAL TIME CAPSULE
    • ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM
    • ICE CREAM SOCIAL
    • INTERACTIVE MAP
    • MISSOURI BICENTENNIAL POSTER
    • MISSOURI COMMUNITY LEGACIES
    • MISSOURI EXPLORERS
    • MISSOURI ON MIC
    • MISSOURI-HEART OF THE NATION: A VIRTUAL REALITY EXHIBIT
    • MY MISSOURI 2021
  • PROJECTS
  • CALENDAR
  • EVENTS
    • LIVESTREAM RECORDINGS
    • STATEHOOD DAY
  • EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
  • ABOUT
    • HISTORY – MISSION – VISION
    • BICENTENNIAL ALLIANCE
    • BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
    • PRODUCT LICENSING
    • MISSOURI 2021 PRESENTS
    • MEDIA INFORMATION
  • NEWS
Morgan Dennehy
Tuesday, 09 February 2021 / Published in

Missouri Historical Society – High Water Everywhere: Blues, Gospel and Country Music Response to the Flood of 1927

View Calendar
March 18, 2021 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
https://mohistory.org/events/mississippi-meanderings-series-high-water-everywhere-blues-gospel-and-country-music-response-to-the-flood-of-1927

When the Mississippi River and its tributaries flooded in 1927 it was arguably the greatest natural disaster in United States history. It went on to inspire more than 20 recorded songs. Many of them were blues, gospel, and country—the genres that most appealed to flood victims in the South—and the disaster was referenced in pop music as well. Music scholar and performer David Evans will play selections from these songs and examine their themes. Most of these songs were written by Black singers, who imbued them with a perspective that has often been overlooked in more modern retellings of the flood

  • Tweet
  • GET SOCIAL

© 2021 All rights reserved. Site maintained by The State Historical Society of Missouri.

TOP