#31 KM Williams & Washboard Jackson.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
KM Williams and Washboard Jackson perform a style of blues with clear Hill Country influence at Channel Zilch in Clarksdale on the first night of Juke Joint Festival, April 12, 2012
#27 Rip Butler at Red’s Juke Joint.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
Rip Butler and friends play “High Heel Sneakers/Big Boss Man” at Red’s Juke Joint in Clarksdale on the first night of Juke Joint Festival, April 12, 2012
#24 Rip Butler at Red’s Juke Joint.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
Red’s Juke Joint is one of the last functioning juke joints in the Mississippi Delta to consistently feature live music. Thursday, April 12, 2012, Clarksdale, MS Juke Joint Festival
#13 Funky drum and bass.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
The drummer and bass player from Ricky Burton’s band warm up on a funky groove at Bluesberry Cafe during the Juke Joint Festival, Clarksdale, MS, April 12, 2012
Thursday night, April 12, 2012, Juke Joint Festival, Clarksdale, MS
Thursday night, April 12, 2012, Juke Joint Festival, Clarksdale, MS
On Thursday April 12, 2012 I drove to Clarksdale, Mississippi for the first night of the annual Juke Joint Festival, and a lot has changed since last year. A new coffee bar called Yazoo Pass has opened downtown, the Blues Source CD shop has closed, sadly, and new lofts and condos have appeared. I ate dinner at Rust, grabbed a latte from Yazoo Pass and headed over to the Delta Theater to catch Jimbo Mathus, but I got there a little too late.Â
