Some Wholesome Rap and Traditional Blues at the Hatchie River Fest in Brownsville
Memphis bluesman Big Don Valentine had been called at the last minute to a fill a gap in the schedule of the Hatchie River Festival …
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Celebrating Fayette County’s Blues Legacy in Moscow, Tennessee at the Inaugural Ghost River Blues Festival
Fayette County, Tennessee is historically a twin of Marshall County, Mississippi which lies to its south, both demographically and geographically. Both counties had Black majorities, …
Remembering the Late R. L. Boyce in His Hometown of Como
Bluesman R. L. Boyce was a native of Como, Mississippi in Panola County, the town which Mississippi Fred McDowell called home for much of his …
A Day of Gospel and Blues at Zodiac Park in Mason, Tennessee
Zodiac Park north of Mason is the last of a vanishing breed, rural Black baseball and softball parks. Such parks used to be found in …
Grind City Brewing Gives Memphis A New Amphitheatre and Kicks It Off With Great Music
Anyone familiar with Memphis’s Grind City Brewing Company knows that their beers are named for various aspects of the city’s music scene, particularly its soul …
Boots on the Muddy Ground, But A Good Time
It has been my goal this year to go to a trail ride, and while the Michigan City Blues Festival in Benton County, Mississippi wasn’t …
Iyuana Patrice and Jonathan Ellis Bring the Blues to Broadway in West Memphis
Blues Off Broadway is a weekly blues concert every Thursday evening in the month of May in West Memphis, Arkansas, usually held on a portable …
A Veteran Memphis Drummer Celebrates His Birthday With A Concert
Memphis drummer Danny Peterson has played with any number of bands in both gospel and rhythm and blues music. Starting out with quartets like the …
Duwayne Burnside Brings The Hill Country To Railgarten
Railgarten, in the Midtown neighborhood of Memphis, is the Bluff City’s most Austinish night club, featuring indoor and outdoor stages and seating, as well as …
Celebrating Sam Mosley’s Legacy in New Albany and Charlie Musselwhite at the Hill Country Picnic
Sam Mosley is arguably the best-known musical performer to come out of New Albany, Mississippi, so this year, the city of New Albany organized a …