School for the Blues You might think children are too young to understand the grown-up struggles that are the basis of the blues. But in the Mississippi Delta — the home of the "blues" — grade school kids are putting their unique tradition to good use.

School for the Blues

School for the Blues

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You might think children are too young to understand the grown-up struggles that are the basis of the blues. But in the Mississippi Delta — the home of the "blues" — grade school kids are putting their unique tradition to good use.

Ron Brown reports for Mississippi Public Broadcasting.