VANCOUVER -- Van Dyke Parks grew up in Mississippi, home of famous country and blues string band the Mississippi Sheiks.
From 1930 to 1935, in the heart of the Great Depression, the Sheiks created the soundtrack to an era, defining a genre that would lay the foundation for a multitude of followers — from Robert Johnson to Nat King Cole, Bob Dylan and Jack White — and would eventually influence every aspect of rock ’n’ roll.
(Agenda: Capilano University Performing Arts Theatre, on March 13 and 14. )
March 8, 2010 FRANCOIS MARCHAND
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/CULTURAL+OLYMPIAD+Mississippi+Sheiks+tribute+concert+lures+famed+composer+arranger+maiden+voyage+Canada/2658516/story.html+ wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Sheiks
+ tribute cd "Things About Comin’ My Way"
http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-various-artists-things-about1/
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