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Music, culture, and stories from the Delta and beyond
Charlie Musselwhite Making Headlines with Ben Harper for GET UP!
Jay Leno introducing Charlie Musselwhite and Ben Harper Clarksdale, Mississippi - A sweet surprise landed in Poor William's inbox last week. He then forwarded the message...
Steve Kolbus – RAW & UNCUT at Tricia’s PIE HOLE and GZBC in Clarksdale
By Magical Madge CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI VIDEO IN POST - Steve Kolbus, former standup comic for 22+ years, is now a fixture in Clarksdale. He moved here and opened a restaurant...
3rd CLARKSDALE FILM FESTIVAL puts Mississippi under the Hollywood spotlight
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI - For its third year in a row, the Clarksdale Film Festival aims to make you laugh, cry and, occasionally, rock out. Organizers promise attendees a feast of Mississippi and...
Music strikes a chord whether with Jose in Downtown Sydney or in the Blues Capital of the World – Clarksdale, Mississippi
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI - VIDEO IN POST - It's a dreary day today in Clarksdale, smack dab in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, and all is cold, wet, icy, barren...
Travel and Leisure Magazine highlights Clarksdale, Greenwood and Oxford – Mississippi Delta’s Small Town Culture
By Poor William CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI - Travel and Leisure’s Feb. 2013 edition features an article centered on three Mississippi towns: Clarksdale, Greenwood and Oxford. “The Mississippi Delta’s Small-Town Culture” initially...
True Delta: True Dat ….A simple review of a fantastic documentary
By Poor WilliamCLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI - The MISSISSIPPI DELTA is a land and culture brimming with complex contradictions, a veritable mélange of befuddlements, commingling like silt, water, and snowmelt, as they...
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS Y’ALL!! Clarksdale Festival, October 12-13, 2012
By Poor WilliamCLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI - VIDEO AND PHOTO GALLERY IN POST - Clarksdale will host it’s 20th Tennessee Williams Festival this weekend, October 12-13, 2012. The event, sponsored by Coahoma...
Caroline Kennedy to Speak on lawn at Cutrer Mansion in Clarksdale
By Poor William Clarksdale, Mississippi - Caroline Kennedy will be speaking on the lawn at the Cutrer Mansion Friday, October 12th, as part of the free Community Book Talks Lecture...
DELTA BOHEMIAN BLUES by Ellis Hall
Clarksdale, Mississippi - The way cool and talented entertainer, songwriter/singer musician Ellis Hall from LA visited the Delta Bohemian Gift Shop at 274 Sunflower Avenue this nippy, rainy Saturday afternoon...
Where is Clarksdale? Here We Is!
Clarksdale, Mississippi - VIDEO IN POST Looking for a place with a few folks who could speak, type and even sing the King’s English…when they wanted to…which is fine and...
Visual Recap of a Night at the New Roxy: Featuring Clarksdale Artist Randall Andrews
Mary Lou Parker, Winigrand, Margaret Holcomb at the New Roxy during the art reception. Clarksdale, Mississippi - VIDEO IN POST Wednesday night September 26, 2012 at...
Randall Andrews Featured at the NEW ROXY: Reception Tonight – Exhibit through October 6, 2012
A Mirror offered by Delta Debris with artist Randall Andrews in reflection. By Poor William Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 5-8 PM, Clarksdale, MS. - Bohemians,...