Greek underworld Orpheus, a poet and musician that had almost supernatural abilities to move anyone to his music, descended to the underworld as a living mortal to retrieve his dead wife Eurydice after she was bitten by a poisonous snake on their wedding day. With his lyre-playing skills, he was able to put a spell on the guardians of the underworld and move them with his music. With his beautiful voice he was able to convince Hades and Persephone to allow him and his wife to return to the living. The rulers of the underworld agreed, but under one condition – Eurydice
Back to the River Back to the River Back to the River is the seventh studio album by blues musician Susan Tedeschi, released October 28, 2008, on Verve Forecast. Production was handled by Tedeschi herself with her husband Derek Trucks. Upon its debut, "Back to the River" received favorable reviews from music critics, including a four out of five star review from Allmusic. The album would peak at number one on the "Billboard" Top Blues Albums. Tedeschi was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, which is her fifth Grammy nomination to date, but she lost the award to her