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History of the Blues: Music born of sweat and sorrow that’s at the heart of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
The story of a folk art form with roots in Africa and emergence in the Mississippi Delta, which became the essence of ...
Blues legends got their start in this town - now it's inspired hit film Sinners
Clarksdale was the place where blues legends like Sam Cooke, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters got their start, but its ...
‘Sinners’ Goes Beyond Horror and the Blues for Clarksdale, Miss.
The community effort and attention around “Sinners,” a blockbuster horror movie, became an opportunity to talk about ...
Ryan Coogler Recalls Going on the Mississippi Blues Trail With Ludwig Göransson to Create ‘Sinners' Music
Sinners director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson didn't just read up on Mississippi Delta blues while making the music for the 2025 blockbuster film Sinners; they went to experience it for ...
Ryan Coogler and ‘Sinners’ cast celebrate blues culture in Clarksdale, Mississippi
"Sinners" director Ryan Coogler comes down to Clarksdale, Miss., to host a series of special series of film that's based off ...
Bobby Harrison: How ‘Sinners’ and the Blues tell story of the Great Migration
The movie is based on the believable theory that music or especially gifted musicians can conjure up magic through their ...