http://wknofm.org en http://wknofm.org/post/flood-1927 <p>Flooding along the Mississippi River is a danger that has always existed.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Today, we have some protection against the forces of nature through improved levee and flood-wall systems.</span></p><p>But, in the early years of the 20th Century, such protection was minimal at best, and the yearly floods were a part of life on the Mississippi.</p> Thu, 30 May 2013 22:51:41 +0000 Steve Pike 14216 at http://wknofm.org The Flood of 1927 http://wknofm.org/post/memphis-jug-band <p>From 1927 through 1934, the Memphis Jug Band created an exceptional sound, combining harmonicas, violins, mandolins, banjos, guitars, washboards, kazoos, and, of course, jugs.&nbsp;</p><p> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:19:17 +0000 Steve Pike and Justin Willingham 18882 at http://wknofm.org The Memphis Jug Band