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The old Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad station in Vicksburg, MS.
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artists, lyrics and traditions, and know you are immersed in
an integral part of our shared American – and blues – history.

Nicknamed the “Queen of Steam” for her powerhouse vocals
and sassy, hi-energy shows, Michele Lundeen is an award-
winning singer-songwriter, 12x San Diego Blues Music Award
Nominee, Blues In The Schools presenter, vocal instructor and
owner of a 1-woman graphics/print broker business.
www.michelelundeen.com

References
1 www.smithsonianmag.com/history/long-lasting-legacy-
great-migration-180960118
2 www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/train-songs-freedom-the-
blues-and-country-music
3 www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/peavin
4 blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2015/08/folklore-of-trains-in-usa-
part-two

Photo Sources
i Carol M. Highsmith. Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith’s
America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library
of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
www.loc.gov/item/2017881277
ii Amber Flowers Ÿ Soul Gaze Photography, LLC,
www.soulgazephoto.com
iii Peter Pettus. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs
Division. www.loc.gov/item/2015646323
iv Mark Anderson, MississippiBluesTravellers.com
v Carol M. Highsmith. Photographs in the Ben May Charitable
Trust Collection of Mississippi Photographs in the Carol
M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and
Photographs Division. www.loc.gov/item/2017879528

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