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Celebrating the Kimbrough Family’s Blues Legacy at The Hut in Holly Springs

For the second year, fans of Mississippi blues came to Holly Springs to celebrate the legacy of Junior Kimbrough and his sons David, Robert and …

R. L. Boyce Live at Senatobia’s Five Star City Festival

Spring is the festival season in North Mississippi, and each small town has some sort of spring festival with games, vendors and live music. Senatobia, …

Lightnin Malcolm Live at the Juke Joint Chapel at Clarksdale’s Shack Up Inn

My last stop of the evening was to see Lightnin Malcolm at the Juke Joint ChapelJuke Joint Chapel at the Shack Up Inn complex at …

Hezekiah Early and Robert “Poochie” Watson at the Juke Joint Festival

Blues veteran Hezekiah Early is associated with Natchez, Mississippi, and with the towns on the other side of the river, like St. Joseph and Ferriday, …

In Clarksdale, Great Blues, Arts, Crafts, Food And Of Course Juke Joints

Although we tended to stay close to the Cat Head Stage during Juke Join Festival, so as to not miss the stellar line-up of blues …

Jukin’ at Cat Head in Clarksdale

Juke Joint Fest weekend in Clarksdale is generally rain-free, but the last couple of years have been an exception. 2017 was a complete wash-out, and …