From Mississippi’s oldest juke joint to the Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton, musician Ryan Lee Crosby is bringing the sounds and traditions of Bentonia-style blues to venues across the country.

Originally from Boston, Crosby started playing music as a teenager and was instantly enthralled by the blues genre. He spent the beginning of his career writing songs with early blues influences and recording them on cassettes, and in many ways, his songwriting process has remained the same.