: Blues Music Now Blog This blog is part of the bluesmusicnow.com Web site . Check it out for CD reviews , news and touring information about your favorite blues . artists Saturday , May 05, 2012 A story about how beauty flowers from the fields of brutality A detailed story about the birthplace of the blues appeared in an unexpected publication , one that is devoted to reporting on homelessness , poverty , human rights and related . issues Yet , the article , The Mississippi Delta : Birthplace of the Blues , published in the April issue of Street Spirit , makes perfect sense , according to editor Terry . Messman You cannot listen to blues music for long before you are confronted by the terrible and tragic history of racism , slavery , segregation and discrimination in America , he . wrote