Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry and Special Guest Cash McCall #SunflowerBlues2013
Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry is from Tula in Lafayette County, and has recorded six albums, including his most recent, the 2012 album The Clarksdale Sessions. Saturday …
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James “Super Chikan” Johnson Live at #SunflowerBlues2013
James “Super Chikan” Johnson remains one of the Delta’s best-beloved blues performers, playing his homemade instruments in a rock-influenced amplified style with his band the …
Heather Crosse, Heavy Suga and the Sweet Tones at #SunflowerBlues2013
Heather Crosse played bass for the legendary Super Chikan before forming her own band Heavy Suga and the Sweet Tones, who frequently appear in Clarksdale …
David Dunavent and the Evol Love Band Live at #SunflowerBlues2013
Clarksdale blues-rocker David Dunavent leads a band called Evol Love, which plays an exciting blend of blues and roots rock. They are a popular band …
Terry “Big T” Williams, Rip Butler and Gladys #SunflowerBlues2013
Terry “Big T” Williams is a modern Clarksdale bluesman and sometimes operator of a juke joint on the southside of Clarksdale on Madison Avenue. He …
Derick Kemp Duo Outside Club Vegas in Clarksdale #SunflowerBlues2013
There had been instruments set up all afternoon outside of Club Vegas across the street from Ground Zero, but nobody was outside playing them because …
Little Joe Ayers and Friends Live at Sun House Studios #SunflowerBlues2013
Inside the Sun House Studios gallery and performance space, Little Joe Ayers and others performed on the stage for the better part of Saturday afternoon. …
Rambling Steve Gardner and Jericho Road Show at Sun House Studios #SunflowerBlues2013
Clarksdale’s Sun House Studios is an art gallery and performance space owned by Rosealind Willcox, a local artist, musician and educator. Its name seems to …
Clarksdale Street Scenes #SunflowerBlues2013
During festivals, music becomes the central focus of Clarksdale
Sharde Thomas and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band #SunflowerBlues13
This year’s Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival was a far cry from last year’s, when Sharde Thomas and the Rising Star Fife and Drum …