Hattiesburg blues musician Wes Lee has a following in the Southern part of Mississippi, but this was my first time encountering him at Juke Joint Festival. He played a version of the traditional spiritual “John The Revelator” AKA “The Book of the Seven Seals” , which caught my attention because I had just heard a quartet version of it on Spotify a few days before.
CeDell Davis Live at Miss Dell’s General Store #JukeJointFest2014
Arkansas blues musician CeDell Davis, born in 1927, overcame both the ravages of polio and the crushing of his legs during a nightclub stampede in …
Family Fun at Clarksdale’s #JukeJointFest2014
Of course the Juke Joint Fest is far more than simply blues bands. There are all kinds of arts, crafts, food, and fun things for …
Otis “TCB” Taylor and His Band At the New World Stage #JukeJointFest2014
Clarksdale blues musician Otis “TCB” Taylor is not to be confused with the Denver blues musician Otis Taylor, but he is a frequent performer in …
Mr. Sipp (@MrSippMusic) Live at the Wade Walton Stage at #JukeJointFest2014
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 …
The Future of The Blues #JukeJointFest2014
The large permanent stage near the Delta Blues Museum is reserved for youth and school groups during the Juke Joint Festival, and as I walked …
Andre Otha Evans With The R.L. Boyce Fife and Drum Band at Cat Head #JukeJointFest2014
The conventional wisdom is that there is really only one Black fife-and-drum band left in America, that of Sharde Thomas in Panola County, so it …
Clarksdale Band The Elements Playing On Second Street #JukeJointFest2014
Around the corner on Second Street was a keyboard-and-drums duo called The Elements, playing soul, smooth jazz and R & B. Not necessarily an official …
Mississippi Bluesman Eddie Cusic Performing In Front Of @StonePonyPizza at #JukeJointFest2014
Down from the Cat Head stage was another stage set up near the Stone Pony Pizza where an elderly blues musician was playing. It proved …
David Kimbrough Jr. Playing at Cat Head Delta Blues at #JukeJointFest2014 @Kimbroughville
David Kimbrough Jr. is another of the sons of Junior Kimbrough, an amazing guitarist whom we don’t see quite as often since he moved to …