Milledge Gilchrist Photos | Digital Traditions
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Milledge Gilchrist at home and with his grandsonPhoto
Milledge Gilchrist at home and with his grandsonPhoto
Born and raised on a sharecroppers’ farm in Pelzer, South Carolina and one of thirteen children, Arnold grew up in a world where blues music did not exist, at least to his devoutly religious parents...Photo
Few vernacular art forms have made as impressive a mark on American culture as the Blues. From the expressive experiences of African-American life, skilled musicians fashioned a distinctive idiom that...