The Blues is Front and Center on Clarksdale’s Biggest Day
Most people’s friends throw them a party on their birthday, but Roger Stolle, the owner of Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art throws the …
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The Fading Ruins of Turrell, Arkansas
Turrell, Arkansas, about ten miles north of Marion, is like a number of East Arkansas Delta towns. Once dependent on agricultural, it is fading away …
Celebrating the Blues and Juke Joint Culture in its Birthplace
Saturday April 23 was the main day of Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, a bright and sunny day, but extremely windy. In fact, the wind …
A Day In New Orleans with the TBC Brass Band
After breakfast, my friend Darren from the TBC Brass Band and I headed into the Central Business District of New Orleans. I had always wanted …
Juke Joint Fest: The Southern Soul Band
This was the first year at Juke Joint Fest with the new Traveler’s Hotel in downtown Clarksdale, and for the first time, there was a …
Juke Joint Fest: Murals and Vendors
Although we had been told to expect a “modified” Juke Joint Fest due to the pandemic, the actual event proved to be not much different …
Two New Hotels, Two New Bars, Exquisite Coffee and a Bakery in Memphis' South Main District
On a recent Sunday afternoon, I headed down to the South Main Arts District in Memphis in search of brunch. The old Central Station has …
A Splash of Brilliant Color On Yazoo City’s Main Street
While driving from our hotel room in Yazoo City toward the Bentonia Blues Festival, we came into downtown Yazoo City on Main Street, looking for …
In Clarksdale, Great Blues, Arts, Crafts, Food And Of Course Juke Joints
Although we tended to stay close to the Cat Head Stage during Juke Join Festival, so as to not miss the stellar line-up of blues …
Sitting On Top Of The World at Little Rock’s Agasi 7 Bar & Kitchen
A lady friend and I had decided to drive to Little Rock to see the young blues sensation Akeem Kemp, and we needed to eat …