Clarksdale Celebrates The Blues And The Juke Joint Culture That Gave It Birth
Most people throw themselves a party on their birthday, but Cat Head Delta Blues owner Roger Stolle throws one for his whole adopted hometown on …
Most people throw themselves a party on their birthday, but Cat Head Delta Blues owner Roger Stolle throws one for his whole adopted hometown on …
It was kind of a rough day, actually. David Kimbrough Jr, son of the late Junior Kimbrough had died on July 4th, and was being …
When the Bentonia Blues Festival outgrew its place in front of the Blue Front Cafe in downtown Bentonia, Mississippi, it moved to a former Black …
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 …
I learned about the Blues At Home Blowout at the Lamar Lounge from attorney Tom Freeland’s excellent North Mississippi Commentor blog, which is a great …
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes joins Terry “Harmonica” Bean on stage at the Bentonia Blues Festival on Saturday, 6/15/13
Terry “Harmonica” Bean had been on stage for awhile when he was suddenly joined by Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, the organizer of the Bentonia Blues Festival. …
Pontotoc blues artist Terry “Harmonica” Bean performs at the Bentonia Blues Festival on Saturday, 6/15/13
Mississippi bluesman Terry “Harmonica” Bean had already been on stage for most of the day at the Bentonia Blues Festival when his own performance time …
Despite being from South Carolina, Shane Pruitt and his band strike up the Hill Country standard “Coal Black Mattie” aided and abetted by Terry “Harmonica” …