Billy Lee sings at Double Quick on Martin Luther King in Clarksdale
DADDY ALWAYS SAID – MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE
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My daddy always said – “God wants you to make a joyful noise; he doesn’t care what it sounds like. He likes praise and thanksgivings offered up in song. He’s listening for it.” Billy Lee gets it.
Billy Lee Abbott is often seen leaning on a gas pump at the double quick in Clarksdale at the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Desoto Avenue. The DELTA BOHEMIAN had a quick visit with Mr. Abbott recently while filling up. Billy Lee serenades the passers-by.
If you are in Clarksdale and need some gas or a beverage or some somepin’ from a double quick, a quick stop, a kum and go, and fetch-it-and-grab-it type store, then make a point to visit this particular spot in Clarksdale and show Billy Lee some love.
Side Note: My mother – Tonya “Tootsie” Marley back in the 70’s or so kept a running list of all the inventive, creative names for stores popping up all around such as double quick. Her list contained 50+ names. Where is that list today? I wish I knew.
Enjoy! Clarksdale is the heart of the Mississippi Delta.
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Hello, I hear you are from around the los angeles area. I live up in the Santa Clarita area, if you are ever up this way, you are more than welcome to come by. I have been going down to Helena/C’dale since ’04, and only missed last year for the Biscuit. Feel free to give me a call at 661 904 0116……….take care….billyt
Billyt, are you talking to Billy Lee? Who lives in LA? Not I.