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Sundown in Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville, Arkansas, about 12 miles west of Marion, is the hometown of blues legend Johnnie Taylor, although there is nothing in the little town to mark that fact. Like all Delta towns, Crawfordsville has seen better days, but gets the occasional visitor due to Uncle John’s, a local institution famous for Italian food, catfish, steaks and ribs. 

Aikei Pro’s Record Shop is packed to the rafters with vinyl records. A blues lover’s dream come true. 

The Juke Joint All-Stars playing the blues for a crowd in Handy Park, Wednesday night May 18, 2011

Jimbo Mathus (@JimboMathus): Clinging to the Roots at the Levitt Shell (@LevittShell)

Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition, kicking off the Levitt Shell season at Overton Park on May 14, 2011 with a set of songs from his upcoming new album “Confederate Buddah” on Memphis International Records, out May 24. The crowd particularly enjoyed the eerily-prophetic “Cling to the Roots and You Won’t Wash Away” and “Too Much Water Under The Bridge”, which were both written more than a year BEFORE the Memphis flood!

Alvin “Youngblood” Hart kicks off the opening season of the Levitt Shell in Overton Park on a chilly evening, Saturday May 14, 2011