South of downtown Clarksdale across the railroad tracks is a historic African-American neighborhood known as New World, which apparently took its name from a night club of that name which was located near the railroad depot in the early 20th century. Sam Cooke was born in the neighborhood before his family moved to Chicago.
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The Main Stage next door to the Delta Blues Museum is the nerve center of the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival. The stage featured several different kinds of music, and there was plenty of good food available from the many vendors.
The Main Stage next door to the Delta Blues Museum is the nerve center of the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival. The stage featured several different kinds of music, and there was plenty of good food available from the many vendors.
Enjoying the blues at the Acoustic Stage, Sunflower Blues and Gospel Festival, Clarksdale, MS August 13, 2011
Enjoying the blues at the Acoustic Stage, Sunflower Blues and Gospel Festival, Clarksdale, MS August 13, 2011
The Acoustic Stage at the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival, Clarksdale, 2011
The Acoustic Stage was at the Sunflower River on Yazoo Avenue, next door to the Quapaw Canoe Company. This stage featured such artists as Kenny Brown, Lucious Spiller and Robert Belfour, August 13, 2011, Clarksdale, MS
91-year-old T Model Ford spent most of the day performing just outside the Blues Source CD Shop next door to Stone Pony Pizza, before finishing up with a set on the Sunflower River Stage, August 13, 2011, Clarksdale, MS
91-year-old T Model Ford spent most of the day performing just outside the Blues Source CD Shop next door to Stone Pony Pizza, before finishing up with a set on the Sunflower River Stage, August 13, 2011, Clarksdale, MS
Little Joe Ayres was performing in the same place on Delta Avenue, first with L. C. Ulmer, and then later in a duo with Cameron Kimbrough of the legendary family of blues musicians, August 13, 2011, Clarksdale, MS
Little Joe Ayres was performing in the same place on Delta Avenue, first with L. C. Ulmer, and then later in a duo with Cameron Kimbrough of the legendary family of blues musicians, August 13, 2011, Clarksdale, MS