Eddie C. Campbell performing at The Bank, Juke Joint Festival, Clarksdale MS, 4/14/12
Bands
Jimbo Mathus Live at Messengers Pool Hall, Clarksdale
Jimbo Mathus calls his unique mixture of blues, country and rock “Catfish Music”, and is a popular performer at every Juke Joint Festival, as he is a former resident of Clarksdale. Messengers Pool Hall, where he performed on Saturday night, is possibly the oldest continuously-operated juke joint in Mississippi. Mathus is about to release his latest album White Buffalo.
The Baby Blue Drumline on Delta Avenue, Clarksdale, Juke Joint Festival 2012
The Baby Blue drumline performing on Delta Avenue, Clarksdale, MS, Juke Joint Festival, April 14, 2012
The Panola County High Steppers Drumline Live at the Frayser Battle of the Bands
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The Panola County High Steppers drumline and majorettes perform at the Battle of the Bands at Frayser High School in Memphis, April 13, 2012
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Somerville’s Fayette-Ware High School Marching Band at the Frayser Battle of the Bands 2012
The Fayette-Ware High School Band from Somerville, TN competing in the Battle of the Bands at Frayser High School in Memphis, April 13, 2012
Thursday Night Before the Juke Joint Festival 2012 in Clarksdale
On Thursday April 12, 2012 I drove to Clarksdale, Mississippi for the first night of the annual Juke Joint Festival, and a lot has changed since last year. A new coffee bar called Yazoo Pass has opened downtown, the Blues Source CD shop has closed, sadly, and new lofts and condos have appeared. I ate dinner at Rust, grabbed a latte from Yazoo Pass and headed over to the Delta Theater to catch Jimbo Mathus, but I got there a little too late.Â
Tallulah Madison High School’s Soul Rockers of the Mid-South at Grambling Homecoming 2012
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The Madison High School Band from Tallulah, LA marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, October 22, 2011
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Tulsa Douglass High School Band at the Grambling Homecoming Parade 2012
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The Douglass High School band from Tulsa, OK marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, October 22, 2011
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Lancaster (TX) High School Band at Grambling Homecoming 2012
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The Lancaster High School band from Lancaster, TX marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, October 22, 2011
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)