Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes Shares Bentonia Blues Insights
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Jack Owens was born November 17, 1904, Bentonia, Mississippi. United States. He was a cornerstone of the Bentonia School of Mississippi Delta blues. Unlike many peers who sought fame, he spent most of his life as a farmer and juke joint operator, which preserved his “uncommercialized” and raw musical style. Owens possessed a high tenor voice characteristic of the Bentonia style. Some listeners describe this high-pitched, haunting delivery as a falsetto due to its “airy” and “melismatic” qualitie
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Jack Owens was born November 17, 1904, Bentonia, Mississippi. United States. He was a cornerstone of the Bentonia School of Mississippi Delta blues. Unlike many peers who sought fame, he spent most of his life as a farmer and juke joint operator, which preserved his “uncommercialized” and raw musical style. Owens possessed a high tenor voice characteristic of the Bentonia style. Some listeners describe this high-pitched, haunting delivery as a falsetto due to its “airy” and “melismatic” qualitie
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Mississippi Roads is talking the Blues! Hosted from The Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia hear from Blues performer Kingfish, take a tour of Cat Head, and go for a ride around Clarksdale. Watch on MPB Television, Sunday, July 6, at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Stream more episodes online at MPBOnline.org | MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting
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BLUESICIAN on Instagram: "Jack Owens was born November 17, 1904, Bentonia, Mississippi. United States. He was a cornerstone of the Bentonia School of Mississippi Delta blues. Unlike many peers who sought fame, he spent most of his life as a farmer and juke joint operator, which preserved his “uncommercialized” and raw musical style. Owens possessed a high tenor voice characteristic of the Bentonia style. Some listeners describe this high-pitched, haunting delivery as a falsetto due to its “airy”
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Got to sit in with the REAL DEAL Bentonia blues legend #JimmyDuckHolmes last night thanks to my good friend Chris Gill at Blue Front Cafe . A really special moment..I will always be a lifelong student of the blues!! #Mississippi | Jake Carter
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Remembering Jack Owens (November 17, 1904 – February 9, 1997 )He was an American blues singer and guitarist, from Bentonia, Mississippi. Owens was born L. F. Nelson. His father George Nelson abandoned his family when Jack was 5 or 6 years old. He learned some chords on the guitar from his father and an uncle. He also learned to play the fife, fiddle, and piano while still a child, but his chosen instrument was the guitar. Owens did not seek to become a professional recording artist. He farmed, s
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