Blues Highway

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Blues Highway is the popular name for U.S. Route 61, a historic American road closely associated with the origins and development of blues music along the Mississippi Delta.

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Blues Highway canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
road nickname
alsoKnownAs U.S. 61 Blues Highway
associatedWith Chicago blues
Delta blues
associatedWithCulture African-American history
Southern United States culture
associatedWithGenre blues music
country United States of America
culturalSymbolOf journey from rural South to urban North
designation U.S. Route 61 NERFINISHED
follows Mississippi River
hasLandmark Crossroads at Clarksdale, Mississippi
various Mississippi Blues Trail markers
heritageTourism blues tourism route
historicalEra 20th century American South
influenced blues song themes about travel and escape
knownFor connection between Mississippi Delta and northern cities
historic role in the development of blues music
linkedToMigration Great Migration of African Americans
locatedIn Mississippi Delta
Mississippi River Valley
majorCityAlongRoute Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Davenport, Iowa
Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis

Natchez, Mississippi
New Orleans, Louisiana
linked to: New Orleans

St. Louis, Missouri
St. Paul, Minnesota
Vicksburg, Mississippi
namedFor its association with blues music
partOf United States Numbered Highway System
passesThrough Arkansas
Iowa
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Tennessee
refersTo U.S. Route 61 NERFINISHED
roadType United States Numbered Highway
linked to: U.S. Highway
terminusNorth Wyoming, Minnesota
terminusSouth New Orleans, Louisiana
linked to: New Orleans
transportFunction north–south transportation corridor along the Mississippi River

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U.S. Route 61 nickname Blues Highway