Jammin' through the South

Join traveler extraordinaire Daniel Seddiqui on a guided, immersive journey through the American South that reveals the region's pivotal influence on music through hands-on, experience-based activities that build lasting connections and travel memories. Many genres of musicincluding the blues, bluegrass, country, rock and roll, and gospelhave roots in the American South, and the region has nurtured some of the worlds most famous and talented musiciansfrom Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn to Elvis Presley and B.B. King. Seddiquidubbed "the Most Traveled Person in America"leads readers on an experience-based travel journey through the music of the South. The curated itinerary features stops in Lexington, the hollers of eastern Kentucky, Bristol, Pigeon Forge, Nashville, Memphis, the Mississippi Delta, New Orleans, Lafayette, Houston, and Austin; fun, hands-on learning opportunitiesfrom taking a line-dancing class to hand-crafting an instrumentthat allow travelers to experience firsthand the music that flows through the region; interviews with noted makers and musicians who provide insight into the region's craft and music traditions; and information on lodging and other attractions that travelers should be sure not to miss as they jam their way through the South.