Commemorating a Holy Site of the Bentonia Blues
2019 was the 71st anniversary of a community institution in the town of Bentonia, one of the last Mississippi juke joints. Jimmy “Duck” Holmes’ family …
Blue Front Cafe
Hot Sun and Hot Blues at Bentonia
When the Bentonia Blues Festival outgrew its place in front of the Blue Front Cafe in downtown Bentonia, Mississippi, it moved to a former Black …
Friday Night at The Blue Front in Bentonia
Bentonia, Mississippi is not a big town. It’s not even the biggest town in Yazoo County, yet the unique blues style of musicians from this …
Jimmy Duck Homes’ Legendary Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia
As we headed into the Delta from Jackson, we came to the little town of Bentonia in Yazoo County. Bentonia might be small, but it’s …
Bentonia and the Blue Front Cafe
When I entered Bentonia, I headed straight for the Blue Front Cafe, where I thought the Bentonia Blues Festival was going on, but I soon …