Willie James Foster, often called the “Godfather of the Blues,” was born near Leland, Mississippi in 1921 and played a major role in shaping the Delta blues tradition. As a child growing up in a sharecropping family, Foster bought his first harmonica for 25 cents at age seven, working odd jobs to pay for it. Though much of his youth was spent farming and sharing the family’s burdens, he found comfort and creative spark in music. Below is a interview of blues singer Willie Foster in Greenville, Mississippi, interview from 1994 (possibly mid-September), sharing his experiences involving the beginnings of his blues career and other experiences. Excerpted from the documentary, Delta Blues . From IMDB : " Delta Blues is a one hour music/video documentary tracing the living history of the blues through the rich brown dirt of the Mississippi Delta, and through the lives of these traditional bluesmen." The full documentary is 60 minutes long. Unfortunately, at this moment, ther...
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