i grew up in the deep south
Deep South
The Deep South is a cultural and geographic subregion in the Southern United States. Historically, it was differentiated as those states most dependent on plantations and slave societies during the pre-Civil War period. The Deep South is commonly referred to as the Cotton States, given that the production of cotton was a primary cash crop.
Usage.
The term "Deep South" is defined in a variety of ways:
- Most definitions include the states Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi, and
Life.
Marshall was born in San Antonio, Texas, where he grew up on his family's 85-acre farm. His father worked on the railroad and was a band member in the 1930s. His mother sang in the local church choir. The family later moved to Beaumont, Texas. Marshall said: "Beaumont is deep south and swampy and I hated it. I knew I would die if I stayed there so I diligently studied the viola, and eventually won a scholarship to the New England Conservatory in Boston.