Faith is a crucial component in the lives of most Deltans, and to understand the Mississippi Delta it is imperative to be acutely cognizant of the prominence faith in the Judeo-Christian God of the Bible plays informing and guiding individual and collective Deep South identities. The Delta Bohemian’s voice—often raspy, quiet, unexpected, or even unintelligible—is […]
The Ugly Path: God Don’t Like Ugly
April 5, 2017 2 Comments
The Ugly Path. God don’t like ugly, and often a reckoning is required to turn us around when we are resolutely traveling down the ugly path. Given a choice, I would rather have a reckoning with God than man, but how much better to humble myself prior to a reckoning with anybody. The route and […]
Senator Roger Wicker to address Teen Substance Abuse
March 26, 2017 Leave a Comment
This is encouraging news! United States Senator Roger Wicker to address adolescent substance abuse at the official ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center on Tuesday, May 30th, at the facility in Oxford, Mississippi.
Jimmy Hughes tunes his dial to 88.1 XRDSfm
February 13, 2017 4 Comments
Jimmy Hughes made my day! While walking across the intersection of Yazoo and East 2nd Street last Friday,
Delta Blues Museum Birthday Bash – MONDAY at 4!
January 27, 2017 1 Comment
The Delta Blues Museum Birthday Bash is Monday, January 30th from 4-6pm. You will hear special performances from the Coahoma Community College Choir, Greenville High School Voices of Liberation, Madison Palmer High School Marching Band AND the award-winning Delta Blues Museum Band. THAT is reason enough to go!! Support these young people from the Mississippi Delta. Let’s […]
KEEP CLARKSDALE RESPONSES from People Who Care
January 26, 2017 Leave a Comment
Keep Clarksdale Responses from People Who Care. “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.” — Eleanor Roosevelt “Keep Clarksdale” was a post on deltabohemian.com two weeks ago. The intent was to solicit ideas and provide a forum for anybody wanting to voice suggestions on how to Keep Clarksdale and continue to […]
Touring Serendipity Connects Clarksdale, Cleveland and Greenwood
January 13, 2017 Leave a Comment
Touring serendipity connects Clarksdale, Cleveland and Greenwood on just another day in the Mississippi Delta, a special place rife with ubiquity—we never know what we will see or whom we will encounter. Expect the unexpected. Expect it.
Pip Cowan Busking His Way to Mississippi
January 5, 2017 Leave a Comment
Is it any wonder a fine fella like Pip Cowan from the Land Down Under wants to return to the Mississippi Delta? Clarksdale, Mississippi draws folks daily from all over the world, who come here for the blues and most always come back for the people. We are a fairly friendly lot and we sure […]
How do we KEEP CLARKSDALE and continue to draw folks here?
January 3, 2017 11 Comments
The following thoughts on the status of my hometown bear no reflection on anyone or any entity that I might have an integral or loose association with business-wise or personally. I will not address individuals or specific entities in this post as I muse out loud about how to Keep Clarksdale and where it might […]
WXXO – XRDS.fm Now On Air in Clarksdale
November 30, 2016 10 Comments
WXXO – XRDS.fm now on the air in Clarksdale, the Birthplace of the Blues. At 12:35 PM on Saturday, November 19th, WXXO, went ‘On the Air’ and launched Clarksdale’s 24 hour blues and roots radio station, known as XRDS.fm. The station broadcasts from Downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi at 88.1 FM, and is streaming on www.internet-radio.com/station/xrds/, as well […]
Be a Thankful Southerner, Not a Bitter One
November 23, 2016 1 Comment
Martin Luther King, Jr. said “never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.” This constitutes sage advice from a peace-loving man. If I am not thankful when I have lots to be thankful for, then I sure as hell will not be thankful when the sh*t hits the fan, which is the very time God tells […]
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
November 7, 2016 1 Comment
I Went to the Crossroad: The Redemption of Robert Johnson? I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees. I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees. Asked the lord above ‘Have mercy, save poor Bob, if you please’ — Robert Johnson The Faustian myth regarding fabled bluesman Robert Johnson selling his soul […]
Walk With Me Lord through the Mississippi Delta
October 20, 2016 Leave a Comment
Walk With Me Lord! Walk with me. These are words I say and pray often. They come from a Traditional Spiritual song that lives deep within my heart and soul. When I hear Lucious Spiller sing it, I feel
MISSISSIPPI DELTA MUSIC CITY alive with DEEP BLUES FEST
October 12, 2016 Leave a Comment
The Mississippi Delta Music City of Clarksdale is at it again. The DEEP BLUES FEST is this Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Clarksdale. Lord, have mercy! They even feature GOSPEL on Sunday!!!! It keeps getting better and better! #DeepBluesFest #DeepBluesFest16 Peruse the graphics below and don’t waste any more time. Get here and experience music […]
Clarksdale Super Blues Sunday PHOTOS 2010-2015
September 29, 2016 1 Comment
Clarksdale Super Blues Sunday, or my favorite day in Clarksdale, is October 9, 2016. Have you made your plans to attend yet?! In the past I have referred to the special time as the Best Day in Clarksdale but am digging this term Clarksdale Super Blues Sunday. Also, can’t mention this day without a shoutout to PINETOP […]
DEEP BLUES: Alternative Blues Festival in Clarksdale
August 23, 2016 Leave a Comment
DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL returns to CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI October 13-16, 2016. Read all about it in the graphic below. Music venues include the Juke Joint Chapel at the Shack Up Inn AND the NEW ROXY theater. Of course, there will be other music going on all over Clarksdale including free daytime music and street busking! Make your […]
Our Trusty Companion: Suffering
July 19, 2016 Leave a Comment
Suffering is a part of life, is it not? On Sunday, July 10, 2016, Mark Webb, the Associate Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Clarksdale, delivered an important sermon titled “Our Trusty Companion: Suffering.” July 10th was the end to a distressing week for our country following the deaths of
A Delta Sigh Blessing
July 14, 2016 Leave a Comment
A Delta Sigh Blessing Sunsets in the Mississippi Delta often impart a Delta Sigh Blessing. A RADIOLAND nugget from Magical Madge and Poor William while driving in the Mississippi Delta. Read along while you listen to the Radioland audio in the VIDEO.
Mt. Zion Church Goodness – by Guest Bohemian Jaby Denton
July 12, 2016 Leave a Comment
On Sunday I attended Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Mt. Zion is just around the bend of the bayou and literally down the turn row from my house. In my 60 years I have driven by this iconic country church thousands of times. Often I have pulled on to the grounds and parked under its […]
What I Learned from White Lightnin Malcolm
June 27, 2016 Leave a Comment
“Always be thankful and have a thankful heart; it makes the sun shine better!” – Steve Lightnin Malcolm Anyone who has taken a precursory look at deltabohemian.com over the last five-plus years will easily ascertain Lightnin Malcolm as being Poor William’s favorite musician. His lyrics, music, work ethic and joie de vivre are as infectious […]
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