MAINSTAY - Crossroads Blues Experience - a Historical Live Music/ Multimedia Overview
The Mainstay is pleased to host the debut presentation of the Crossroads Blues Experience, a live performance/ multimedia program with an American history overview of "the blues." The program celebrates the roots of American “blues” music dating back about 100 years ago, when a handful of musicians from the most disadvantaged region of America created a sound that changed the course of popular music all over the world.
Crossroads Blues Experience merges the early sounds of pre-electric blues music (think Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson et. al.) with multimedia imagery to create a visual storytelling experience. Each of the iconic American songs performed during the program reflects one of the major modes of transportation that evolved during this era in our history (“shoes”, riverboats, trains, cars, and flight). The featured local performers are Karen Somerville (on vocals), Van Albert (playing the Delta Blues and ragtime on acoustic guitar), and Steve McGovern (on blues harmonica).