In this video, Blues historian Scott Barretta, host of Highway 61 Radio and recipient of the 2016 Mississippi’s Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts for Mississippi heritage, discusses the early part of Muddy Water's career. The presentation was made in March of 2016 as part of Delta State University's First Tuesday Lecture Series.

Barretta is an instructor in the Blues curriculum at Delta State, and also serves as the faculty and Community Engagement Advisor for the program.

Full Presentation. Run time: 57:44