Starting the Juke Joint Fest Right At Our Grandma’s House of Pancakes
A good day starts with a good breakfast, but during Juke Joint Festival, everything is extremely crowded, and breakfast choices in Clarksdale are very limited. …
Juke Joint Festival
Rain Couldn’t Dampen The Enthusiasm At Juke Joint Festival
Each year, Clarksdale becomes the center of attention in the blues world, as fans come from all over the world for the Juke Joint Festival. …
Kicking Off The Juke Joint Fest Weekend With Carlos Elliot and R. L. Boyce at Bluesberry Cafe
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 …
Kathryn’s Fine Dining on Moon Lake
https://goo.gl/photos/T1ZboBCqCC4EfePs5 https://goo.gl/photos/FBsKZQjb3gyEqHuYA Since the abrupt and unexpected closure of Morgan Freeman’s Madidi Restaurant a few years ago, fine dining in Clarksdale has been something like …
Juke Joint Fest: Roosevelt Roberts Jr
https://goo.gl/photos/gnbsnoMSixTCe1Mu9 https://goo.gl/photos/AuQmutRvNZuDVFvXA https://goo.gl/photos/6RCT2skAS3PkYS546 https://goo.gl/photos/s3X4shn3AE2RUTtD8 https://goo.gl/photos/SDcDTVaa7jQsChuB8 The tiny town of Bentonia, Mississippi has more than its fair share of blues musicians, and one of them is …
Juke Joint Fest: The Baby Blues Drumline
https://goo.gl/photos/C9KRdHurceoenQpr9 Although not an official act on any of the festival stages, the Memphis-based Baby Blues Drumline is a popular crowd pleaser at the annual …
Juke Joint Fest: Duwayne Burnside
https://goo.gl/photos/iPpZcVECbJBH5A7x9 Duwayne Burnside, brother of Garry and another son of the late R. L. Burnside, is possibly the best-known performer in the Hill Country blues …
Juke Joint Fest: Garry Burnside Band
Garry Burnside is one of the sons of the late Hill Country blues legend R. L. Burnside, and he is always a popular favorite at …
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 …
Juke Joint Festival: Andre Otha Evans Fife & Drum Band
Black fife and drum bands were once ubiquitous in the rural South, but time has not been kind to this style of music, a sort …