Keri Leigh & the Blue Devils' authentic and heartfelt cover version of Son House's 1927 classic "Preachin' Blues," from the 1991 album "Blue Devil Blues." (Malaco Records) To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the band's debut album "Blue Devil Blues," the official Keri Leigh & the Blue Devils YouTube channel is releasing many rare and never-before-seen photographs taken during the recording of the album. Donated to this production from Keri Leigh's archives, these candid photographs were taken by Keri and Mark Lyon in Memphis and throughout the Mississippi delta between 1989-1990. The now-historic photographs depict the delta as it used to be, back before casinos changed the north delta landscape forever in the mid-1990s. Several behind-the-scenes photos also document the recording sessions for "Blue Devil Blues" on a portable 8-track Tascam reel-to-reel in various hotel rooms around the region. According to Keri's notes, these sessions took place during the l! ast two weeks of April, 1990. On this track, Mark Lyon is playing a 1929 National Steel that has been part of his guitar arsenal for 22 years. In Lyon and Leigh's early years as an acoustic duo, "Preachin' Blues" was traditionally the last song they played each night. Keri would start testifying while the audience stomped their feet and clapped their hands so loud the whole juke joint would start shaking. Keri always said this was her favorite song to perform. Even in a studio recording without the
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