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WORDS BY CARRIE HUTCHINSON anD MARISSA PARKINThree huge guitars mark the Crossroads
at Clarksdale, where legend has it musician
Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil; inside
the Delta Blues Museum (opposite, top); the patio
at Ground Zero Blues Club (opposite, below).
72 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER
THE CALL OF
the South
Strike up the band and pour another
whiskey. For music, food, history and
fun there’s no destination quite like
the southern states of the USa.
Join us on a tour of 10 city stars.