(Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEO IN POST Over seventy years ago, prior to the advent of World War II, Timothy Louis Gates repaired his first piano. And, Ladies and Gentlemen, he’s still making house calls. Incredible! Born in Jonestown, Mississippi, Gates was one of eight piano-playing siblings. “Everybody in our family played something on the piano except […]
To Australia With Love: Enjoy a Quirky Delta Bohemian Mini Movie Clarksdale Shout Out to our friends in the land down under – Yo, Australians!
November 10, 2011 12 Comments
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi VIDEO IN POST John Henshall, Clarksdale semi-fixture and a known Delta Bohemian, requested that the ignoble but passionate Magical Madge and Poor William assist him with doing a quirky (we do quirky) video promoting Clarksdale, Mississippi to his Aussie counterparts in the Melbourne, Australia area. Henshall, a lover of Clarksdale and an economist/planner, […]
Snoop Dogg Does The Lyric in Oxford
November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
Snoop Dogg Does The Lyric in Oxford PHOTOS AND VIDEO INCLUDED The Delta Bohemians cruised to Oxford this past Friday night to hear the indominable Snoop Dogg of Gin and Juice fame! Did they know they were going to be the oldest folks in the Lyric Theater? Fo No Shizzle! Solo rap artists Little […]
Clarksdale Coahoma County Airport Day at Fletcher Field
November 1, 2011 3 Comments
Clarksdale Coahoma County Airport Day at Fletcher Field PHOTOS and VIDEO INCLUDED Clarksdale Coahoma County Airport Day was held this past Saturday at Fletcher Field just outside of Clarksdale. Cool vintage planes (and a few shiny new ones) were on hand with a host of local pilots and folks who just couldn’t help being outside […]
Former Clarksdalian Writing for The Daily Beast
November 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
Former Clarksdalian Writing for The Daily Beast PHOTO GALLERY and VIDEO INCLUDED “Sometimes it makes me sad, though…Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin […]
Langdon Clay – A new book from our fine Mississippi Delta photographer titled – ONE WRITER’S GARDEN: Eudora Welty’s Home Place
October 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
Langdon Clay A new book from our fine Mississippi Delta photographer titled ONE WRITER’S GARDEN: Eudora Welty’s Home Place Photographer Langdon Clay, long time resident of the bucolic Sumner, Mississippi, home of the Cassidy Bayou Art Gallery, has a new book, published by University Press of Mississippi, titled ONE WRITER’S GARDEN: Eudora Welty’s Home […]
MS Design Maven highlights Clarksdale again! Check out her I’ve Got the Delta Blues, Part II, Green to Blue
October 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
MS Design Maven highlights Clarksdale again! Check out her “I’ve Got the Delta Blues, Part II, Green to Blue” Mississippi Delta born and raised Marilyn Trainer Storey, the MS Design Maven, has done it again. She can’t get her visit to Clarksdale out of her mind. Check out Marilyn’s most recent post“I’ve Got the […]
Even when the Ole Miss Rebels lose the Fans still have fun. Watch a great video highlighting a typical football weekend in Oxford, MS.
October 26, 2011 13 Comments
Even when the Ole Miss Rebels lose the Fans have fun! Watch a great video highlighting a typical football weekend in Oxford, MS. Young & Free writer Corinne Vance attends the University of Mississippi and is majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications. The Delta Bohemian visits the young coed often in Oxford, especially […]
The Amish Mullet
October 20, 2011 1 Comment
The Amish Mullet By Poor William The irascible cavalier is growing out his no-longer-flaxen locks. Poor William is anxious to again have the hair-of-great-length he wore about five years ago; the very same hair that so assiduously eluded him in his youth. In order to maintain the allusion of great and equal length, he must […]
Photos of Another Sunday Afternoon at Hopson and the Shack Up Inn: Pinetop Perkins Homecoming and Cameron N’ Malcolm
October 20, 2011 2 Comments
Photos of Another Sunday Afternoon at Hopson Commissary and Shack Up Inn: Pinetop Perkins Homecoming Celebration plus Malcolm Lightnin’ and Cameron Kimbrough Two major gigs were going down in Hopson, Mississippi on Sunday, October 9th. The Shack Up Inn had local blues favorites, Cameron Kimbrough and Lightnin’ Malcolm rocking the Juke Joint […]
Photos of Miss Del’s Book Signing for Nell Dickerson, Battle of the Bands at GZBC, The Help at Delta Cinema and more…
October 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
Photos of Miss Del’s Book Signing of GONE for Nell Dickerson Battle of the Band Winners at GZBC The Help showing at Delta Cinema and more…
The King Biscuit is Back – Enjoy a few photos and a video with random scenes from the 2011 blues festival in Helena, AR
October 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
The King Biscuit is Back Enjoy some photos and a video with random scenes from the 2011 festival in Helena, Arkansas PHOTOS and VIDEO The Delta Bohemian made a quick jaunt over the Mississippi River Bridge to attend the 2011 King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AR, if only for a few hours at […]
Mississippi Delta Bohemian Girl has got The Blues and calls herself the MS Design Maven
October 18, 2011 1 Comment
Mississippi Delta Bohemian Girl has got The Blues and calls herself the MS Design Maven Facebook has a knack for reconnecting old friends and for that I am grateful; Lambert, Mississippi native Marilyn Trainer Storey and I became friends on Facebook a while back. (We knew each other waaaaaaay back in […]
Copper Thieves Robbing Coahoma County Right in Front of Our Eyes
October 12, 2011 4 Comments
Copper Thieves Robbing Coahoma County Right in Front of Our Eyes PHOTOS Clarksdalian’s know the site: “A rare bluff in the Mississippi Delta at the edge of Clarksdale, Mississippi and around the historic house of the city founder’s daughter.” We have seen it transform in recent years into a center for higher education. We are […]
Filming at Red’s for “We Juke Up In Here” and Lightnin’ Malcolm with Cameron Kimbrough at RUST Restaurant
October 12, 2011 6 Comments
Filming at Red’s for “We Juke Up In Here” and Lightnin’ Malcolm with Cameron Kimbrough at RUST Restaurant VIDEOS and PHOTOS Rust Restaurant located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta in Clarksdale is not only a very popular place to eat dinner and have cocktails in the bar or on the screened in porch, […]
NEW ROXY in the NEW WORLD DISTRICT has NEW LIFE thanks to ROBIN COLONAS
October 11, 2011 2 Comments
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi VIDEOS and PHOTOS Clarksdale Semi-Fixture Robert Plant along with The Delta Bohemian and many others visited the New Roxy this past Wednesday night where we heard one of our favorite duos, Lightnin’ Malcolm and Cameron Kimbrough. Enjoy the raw videos showcasing their amazing talent. Each major festival in and around Clarksdale brings with it […]
First Parish 2012 Calendar – Could it be another Full Monty but this time in the CHURCH? Bet they raise more than $30,000!
October 6, 2011 3 Comments
First Parish 2012 Wall Calendar Could it be another Full Monty but this time in the CHURCH? Bet they raise more than $30,000! When we ran across a shared Facebook link to a particular TODAY People article, we shouted Glory Halleluia! Please read the article about how 12 elderly, and I might […]
Chuck Dovish presents Mississippi Voyageur Canoe Excursion – Exploring Arkansas (AETN)
October 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
Last week we hope you were able to read on The Delta Bohemian about Chuck Dovish and his noble cameraman Michad Holliday. Click HERE if you missed it. In the post we talked about the day, the people we met and, of course, Delta Bohemian John Ruskey of Quapaw Canoe Company. A rather lengthy video […]
Watcha Gonna Do With So Much To Do? Posted 10-5-11
October 5, 2011 1 Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) PHOTOS and VIDEO Two Unedited Videos Cassidy Bayou Gallery Grand Opening Party in Sumner, MS
Experiencing the Mississippi River with Chuck Dovish, host of “Exploring Arkansas” on AETN, and Audubon Arkansas – Hosted by John Ruskey of Quapaw Canoe Company
September 28, 2011 1 Comment
Hosted by John Ruskey of Quapaw Canoe Company Delta Bohemian writers Poor William (aka Billy Howell), Fat Clyde (aka Lil’ John McKee), Young & Free columnist Corinne Vance and Publisher/Producer Magical Madge Marley Howell enjoyed a recent excursion with fellow DB contributing writer John Ruskey, owner and founder of Quapaw Canoe Company. The special guests on […]
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