West Campus To Host Delta Blues Tribute Concert

Darrell Arnold, a philosophy professor at North Campus, is performing a Delta Blues tribute concert at West Campus on Feb. 29 at 12:40 p.m.

The event will take place at 3800 N.W. 115 Ave. in Room 1102.

Delta Blues, one of the earliest-known styles of blues, traces its roots back to the Mississippi Delta. It’s dominated by solo performances often accompanied by slide guitar and the harmonica.

Arnold’s show will feature music such as Bessie Smith’s Back-Water Blues, which became associated with the 1927 flood in the lower Mississippi River Valley that killed approximately 1,000 people. 

In addition, Arnold will present a slideshow based on his book Portrait of the Blues, featuring social and historical critiques on the movement and the lives of Blues artists.

Arnold, who dabbles in blues, folk and rock music, has released five CDs in 27 years. He won the CD Production of the Year Award in 2003 from the German Pop and Rock Music Association in Germany. 

The Nebraska-native has led two bands, Darrell Arnold and the Dead Buffaloes and Darrell Arnold and the Buffalo Fish.

For more information about the free concert, contact Suze Guillaume at sguillau@mdc.edu or Arnold at darnold@mdc.edu.