Celebrating the Blues and Juke Joint Culture in its Birthplace
Saturday April 23 was the main day of Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, a bright and sunny day, but extremely windy. In fact, the wind …
Saturday April 23 was the main day of Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, a bright and sunny day, but extremely windy. In fact, the wind …
Blues musician Garry Burnside, a son of the late R. L. Burnside, recently moved to Ripley, Mississippi in Tippah County, and put together a new …
The blues of the Hill Country region centers largely around two families, the Kimbroughs (who call their music “Cotton Patch Soul Blues”) and the Burnsides, …
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 …
Although last year’s Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival was actually rather depressing, with stage access cut off by a horrendous VIP compound, improvements had …
The Wade Walton Stage is located in front of the late barber and bluesman’s barber shop, directly beside The Pit, which is justifiably famous for …
The Wade Walton Stage during Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale is directly beside The Pit Barbecue, which offers some of the best ribs in Clarksdale. …