Shane Pruitt Band & Terry Harmonica Bean-Coal Black Mattie-Live at Bentonia 2013
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” …
The Shane Pruitt Band with Terry “Harmonica” Bean Live at Bentonia 2013
The Spartanburg, South carolina-based Shane Pruitt Band was formed in 2006 and released their debut album State of Grace two years later, to much critical …
At the Bentonia Blues Festival 2013
The Bentonia Blues Festival is an annual event in Yazoo County that was organized by legendary bluesman and Blue Front Cafe proprietor Jimmy “Duck” Holmes. …
Bentonia and the Blue Front Cafe
When I entered Bentonia, I headed straight for the Blue Front Cafe, where I thought the Bentonia Blues Festival was going on, but I soon …
A Detour To Ebenezer
Highway 433 was supposed to run from Lexington, Mississippi straight to Bentonia, but only a few miles out of Lexington I ran into a major …
A Quiet Saturday in Lexington, MS
On the way to the Bentonia Blues Festival, I had to pass through Lexington, Mississippi, the county seat of Holmes County, and I stopped at …
Otis Logan at @DowntownBleu
Young though he is, Otis Logan has already made a name for himself as a first-rate gospel and R & B drummer, frequently called for …
Young Drummer Shawn Payne at @DowntownBleu
Shawn Payne is a young Memphis drummer that impressed me quite a bit last month at a drum shed at Ram in the Bush Christian …
Young Memphis Musicians at @DowntownBleu at the Westin Hotel
The Bleu Restaurant in the Westin Hotel in downtown Memphis is really the only place in the city that regularly features live jazz. Jazz groups …
The Incomparable Redd Velvet: Memphis’ Best Female Blues Singer
Blues and soul singer Redd Velvet moved to Memphis from Alabama, and first garnered attention with the release of her debut album Womanhood 101. She …