Hattiesburg blues musician Wes Lee has a following in the Southern part of Mississippi, but this was my first time encountering him at Juke Joint Festival. He played a version of the traditional spiritual “John The Revelator” AKA “The Book of the Seven Seals” , which caught my attention because I had just heard a quartet version of it on Spotify a few days before.
Juke Joint Festival
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 …
Terry “Harmonica” Bean Performs at the New World Stage at #JukeJointFest2014
Pontotoc blues musician Terry “Harmonica” Bean was the last artist I got to see at this year’s Juke Joint Festival before I had to drive …
Duwayne Burnside Live at the Cat Head Stage #JukeJointFest2014
After Garry Burnside performed, his brother Duwayne Burnside came onto the stage in front of Cat Head Delta Blues to perform his set. Duwayne performs …
Garry Burnside at the Cat Head Stage with Shannon McNally @McNally #JukeJointFest2014
WHen I made my way back to the Cat Head stage, Garry Burnside (one of the sons of the late R.L. Burnside) was on the …
Hattiesburg Musician Wes Lee Live at #JukeJointFest2014
CeDell Davis Live at Miss Dell’s General Store #JukeJointFest2014
Arkansas blues musician CeDell Davis, born in 1927, overcame both the ravages of polio and the crushing of his legs during a nightclub stampede in …
Otis “TCB” Taylor and His Band At the New World Stage #JukeJointFest2014
Clarksdale blues musician Otis “TCB” Taylor is not to be confused with the Denver blues musician Otis Taylor, but he is a frequent performer in …
Mr. Sipp (@MrSippMusic) Live at the Wade Walton Stage at #JukeJointFest2014
The Wade Walton Stage, named for the man who owned the blues club and barber shop on the spot when he was living, is always …
The Future of The Blues #JukeJointFest2014
The large permanent stage near the Delta Blues Museum is reserved for youth and school groups during the Juke Joint Festival, and as I walked …