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Eric Deaton Trio & Garry Burnside Live at Proud Larry’s

John Shaw October 2, 2017 October 2, 2017

Although Proud Larry’s is first and foremost a rock club, Oxford, Mississippi is deep in the Mississippi Hill Country, and has been the scene of …

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Gravel Springs Block Party and Day 2 of the Otha Turner Picnic

John Shaw October 1, 2017 October 1, 2017

The second day of the annual Otha Turner Picnic was much more crowded than the first, as crowds came out to hear such artists as …

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Kicking Off The Juke Joint Fest Weekend With Carlos Elliot and R. L. Boyce at Bluesberry Cafe

John Shaw May 7, 2017 May 7, 2017

Although Clarksdale’s Juke Joint Festival is technically only a one-day festival, the events surrounding it run over the course of four days. This year on …

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A Reunion of Hill Country Greats at Foxfire Blues Festival

John Shaw May 6, 2017 May 6, 2017

After a debut festival last year in March, this year the Foxfire Blues Festival moved to April, and one of the highlights of this year’s …

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“Memphis’ Worldly Fair”: Deciphering Riddles In A Hill Country Blues Lyric

John Shaw March 27, 2017 March 27, 2017

Anyone that has spent any time listening to the Hill Country blues style of Mississippi has doubtless heard the song “Coal Black Mattie” AKA “Po’ …

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The Hill Country Blues Continues: Cameron Kimbrough and Joyce Jones Live at The Dirty Crow Inn

John Shaw March 26, 2017 March 26, 2017

I had seen that Cameron Kimbrough, the grandson of Hill Country blues legend Junior Kimbrough, would be playing at The Dirty Crow Inn on Saturday …

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A Night of Hill Country Blues at LR’s White Water Tavern

John Shaw December 29, 2016 December 29, 2016

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Duwayne Burnside in Oxford at Rooster’s Blues House

John Shaw October 20, 2016 October 20, 2016

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Cedric Burnside Live at Proud Larry’s On Oxford’s Biggest Day

John Shaw October 16, 2016 October 16, 2016

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Honoring the Legacy of R. L. Burnside at the Blues Shack

John Shaw October 15, 2016 October 15, 2016

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