75 Years of Hollering “Goat” in Tate County, Mississippi: Blues and Fife and Drum
For 75 years, there has been a Labor Day picnic in Tate County, Mississippi, featuring barbecued goat and fife and drum music. The tradition was …
A Return To Home Place Pastures Near Como, Mississippi
A rehearsal for a wedding I was asked to play music for had me down by the Mississippi state line on an early Saturday afternoon. …
Seven Hours in Jackson, Mississippi
On a recent August Saturday, I had occasion to drive to Jackson, Mississippi’s capital city, and it gave me an opportunity to spend an afternoon …
Covington Scenes
My involvement with the Ruffin Theatre’s upcoming performance of the musical “Clue” has had me in Covington, Tennessee a bunch over the last few weeks, …
Remembering Como Bluesman R. L. Boyce in Como Park
Como, Mississippi bluesman R. L. Boyce knew Fred McDowell, Otha Turner and Rainey Burnett personally, and was the last of a generation of bluesmen. Like …
Both kinds of brew at Memphis’s Cooper House Project
Somehow I had never heard of the Cooper House Project. Perhaps part of the reason was that it is being designated a “brewery,” and I …
Celebrating Junior Kimbrough’s Birthday With His Sons Robert and Kinney at Graceland Too in Holly Springs
Graceland Too was one of those off-the-wall quirky places I had heard of but never been to. I’m not particularly an Elvis Presley fan (although …
A Blues Yard Party in Memphis’s Castalia Neighborhood
Memphis gets a bad reputation from news sources that choose to amplify every crime and violent incident, no matter how trivial. The actual culture of …
If you just love coffee, you’ll love Just Love Coffee Cafe
Over the last several years, Memphis has gone from having a handful of coffee options to a bewildering array of coffee choices all over the …
Good Bar Food and Fun at Senatobia’s New Woodchucks Bar
Senatobia, Mississippi is a lot bigger than its nearest neighbor to the south, Como, and it is a county seat and college town. But it …