Cajun Queen Tapestries
Description: The Mississippi Queen was the second-largest paddle wheel driven river steamboat ever built, second only to the larger American Queen. The ship was the largest such steamboat when she was built in 1976 by the Delta Queen Steamboat Company at Jeffboat in Indiana and was a seven-deck recreation of a classic Mississippi riverboat. Mississippi Queen is also the title of a song by American rock band, Mountain, that references the steamboat: "Went down around Vicksburg around Louisiana way, where lived the Cajun Lady aboard the Mississippi Queen." Considered a rock classic, it was their most successful single, reaching number 21 in the Hot 100 chart in 1970. The song is included on the group's debut album, as well as several live recordings.
