Author Archives: Scott Barretta

Scott is a writer/researcher for the Mississippi Blues Trail, the host of Highway 61 on Mississippi Public Broadcasting and a music columnist for The Clarion-Ledger. He teaches courses on blues at the University of Mississippi and Delta State University and is the former editor and a continuing contributor to Living Blues magazine. He is co-author of Mississippi: State of Blues and wrote a blues curriculum for elementary school students. He is also a producer for the documentary film “Shake ’Em on Down” about Mississippi Fred McDowell.