A Death In The Delta: Tallulah’s Tragic Decline
In my childhood, Interstate 20 east ended at Waverly, Louisiana, which I remember as a railroad crossing with a store (where we would stop for …
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Celebrating The Legacy of R. L. Burnside at Hernando’s Front Porch Jubilee
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How To Destroy A Town Part 1: Hughes, Arkansas
Hughes, Arkansas, the second-largest town in St. Francis County, has by all accounts been a resilient town. It was the home or birthplace of many …
Juke Joint Festival: Carlos Elliott Jr & R. L. Boyce
R. L. Boyce is really the last of the old-school Hill Country blues musicians, and was a mentor to the young South American musician Carlos …
A Preview Party For The Juke Joint Fest at Tin Roof Memphis
Every April, the Juke Joint Festival takes over Clarksdale, Mississippi, bringing blues fans from all over the world to the small city in the Mississippi …
Jazz in Memphis: Last Embers Of A Forgotten Legacy
The years have not been kind to jazz. In fact, the wonderful creative music that has been called “America’s classical music” was dubbed “the least …
Kicking Off A New Year With Lightning Malcolm at Red’s
It may have been cold outside, but the new year got off to a hot start at Red’s Lounge in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with a live …
The Tennessee Delta I
We speak often of the Mississippi Delta, and to some extent of the Arkansas Delta and the Louisiana Delta. But we don’t usually speak of …