Having Fun in Columbia, South Carolina's Vista District
On Friday June 27, I flew into Columbia, South Carolina to be a panelist at the Vocalis Music Industry Conference which was being held over …
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Indianola's Blues Legacy on Church Street
Our whole goal for the afternoon had been to make it to Indianola for lunch, but we were in for a disappointment, because when we …
Historic Beauty in North Carrollton and Carrollton, MS
Often in Mississippi, the coming of railroads led to the formation of new towns that led to the death of the older original communities in …
Holcomb, Mississippi's Abandoned Main Street
Holcomb, Mississippi is a little unincorporated town in western Grenada County, Mississippi at the junction of two railroads and three highways. It is a rather …
Charleston, MS: Gateway to the Delta
My homeboy Travis McFetridge, the owner of Great South Bay Music publishing firm, was down from New York City for an event sponsored by the …
Sunday Afternoon on Frenchmen Street @FrenchmenStreet
Originally, the Money Wasters Social Aid and Pleasure Club was to have had a second-line on Sunday, May 25th, and when I planned my trip …
Walking the French Quarter at 2 AM
After 2 AM, parts of the French Quarter become calmer, more romantic and perhaps more mysterious. An odd note of music or distant laughter floats …
Reform, MS: A Forgotten Town's Fading Past
On the Saturday before Memorial Day, I had to play with a jazz group for a wedding in Pontotoc, Mississippi, and once it was over, …
Remembering Howlin’ Wolf in West Point, MS
West Point, Mississippi is the northern point of what is commonly called the Golden Triangle (the other two points are Starkville and Columbus), and not …
Lost Opportunities at Mary Holmes College, West Point MS
After seeing an abandoned high school in Montpelier, the first thing I saw upon arriving in West Point was an abandoned college campus. Mary Holmes …