Louis Gearshifter Youngblood-Hole In The Wall-Live at Bentonia Blues Festival
Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood performs his version of a Mel Waiters hit at the Bentonia Blues Festival on Saturday, 6/15/13
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Louis Gearshifter Youngblood-Soul Serenade-Live at Bentonia Blues Festival
Mississippi bluesman Louis Gearshifter Youngblood surprises and thrills the crowd with an unexpected cover of “Soul Serenade” at the Bentonia Blues Festival, 6/15/13
Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood at the Bentonia Blues Festival 2013
Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood is a remarkably-versatile blues and soul artist who, like Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Terry “Harmonica” Bean, records for the amazing Broke and …
Shane Pruitt Band & Terry Harmonica Bean-Coal Black Mattie-Live at Bentonia 2013
Despite being from South Carolina, Shane Pruitt and his band strike up the Hill Country standard “Coal Black Mattie” aided and abetted by Terry “Harmonica” …
The Shane Pruitt Band with Terry “Harmonica” Bean Live at Bentonia 2013
The Spartanburg, South carolina-based Shane Pruitt Band was formed in 2006 and released their debut album State of Grace two years later, to much critical …
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 …
The Incomparable Redd Velvet: Memphis’ Best Female Blues Singer
Blues and soul singer Redd Velvet moved to Memphis from Alabama, and first garnered attention with the release of her debut album Womanhood 101. She …
Kenny Brown Love In Vain-Live at @BealeStMusicFes #BSMF13
Mississippi blues musician Kenny Brown performs a Robert Johnson classic at the Beale Street Music Festival on Sunday afternoon, 5/5/13
Super Chikan Ain’t Nobody Bad Like My Baby Live at @BealeStMusicFes #BSMF13
Clarksdale veteran James Super Chikan Johnson performs a song at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, 5/4/13
James “Super Chikan” Johnson and The Fighting Cocks at the @BealeStMusicFes in Memphis #BSMF13
Clarksdale-based James “Super Chikan” Johnson is a nephew of the late Big Jack Johnson, and one of the last of a generation of authentic Delta …