Kent “Kinny” Kimbrough is one of Junior Kimbrough’s sons, but I was unfamiliar with Markus James, a blues/rock musician who has been travelling regularly to …
Mississippi-based Shannon McNally has had a big year, garnering a lot of national attention for her new album Small Town Talk , which consists of …
Shannon McNally performs a Bobby Charles composition with Joe Restivo at Spin Street in Memphis on 4/23/13. Her album “Small Town Talk” came out a …
Mississippi-based singer/songwriter Shannon McNally recently released her latest album Small Town Talk, a tribute to the songs of Louisiana’s legendary Bobby Charles, and to commemorate …
After RL Boyce finished with his performance, he was followed by Duwayne Burnside, RL Burnside’s son, who was joined on stage by the young singer-songwriter …
Sharde Thomas and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band. Sharde also plays the piano, and incorporates other styles of music into the band’s repertoire. North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, June 25, 2011
Few musical experiences can compare to the raw power of African-American fife and drum music. Unfortunately, this musical style once found throughout the south is now found only amongst the members of one extended family in Panola County, Mississippi. Sharde Thomas upholds the legacy of her grandfather Otha Turner and his Rising Star Fife and Drum Band. They will be holding their annual picnic on the last weekend of August at Gravel Springs outside of Como, Mississippi.
Phillips Grocery, world-famous burger joint, Holly Springs, MS, May 21, 2011
