By Magical Madge CLASSIC VIDEO If you have never seen this unique performer, then you need to go to Red’s Blues Club and hear Robert “Bilbo” Walker live, Saturday, September 19, 2015 in downtown Clarksdale. In the words of Roger Stolle, “Don’t miss the wig, suit, duckwalk and one-handed guitar playing.”
Mississippi Delta Sunset with Delta Dog Gunny
September 17, 2015 1 Comment
By Poor William VIDEO and PHOTO GALLERY “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring–it was peace.” — Mila Kundera, Czech writer I doubt Kundera […]
Kathryn’s Restaurant Owner Opens Southbound in Helena
September 16, 2015 1 Comment
By Poor William VIDEO INTERVIEW and PHOTOS John Mohead, Numba One Cooka, fine musician, and owner/chef of Kathryn’s Restaurant on Moon Lake is opening a new version of his Southbound Pizza, formerly located in Tunica, MS. Magical Madge and I were in Helena yesterday, visiting several iconic spots, before swinging by the King Biscuit Blues […]
Lightnin Malcolm Holdin’ Down the Root with Hill Country Blues
September 3, 2015 2 Comments
By Poor William VIDEO The basic groove has been here all along…it’s the root of everything…it will always be there…you can go a long ways if you have that root…but if you lose the root, then you take a chance; some people lose the root and make a lot more money than the people holding […]
Susan McPhail & Nick Nolte – The Pantyologist
August 27, 2015 1 Comment
By Poor William VIDEOS and PHOTOS (34 images) Madge and I were thrilled this week to attend a pre-screening of the hysterical comedy, A Walk in the Woods, starring Nick Nolte and Robert Redford with appearances by Emma Thompson and Mary Steenburgen. Tuesday evening’s sold out event was held at Malco’s Oxford Commons Theater, replete with adult beverages […]
Charlie Musselwhite plays blues guitar
August 26, 2015 1 Comment
By Magical Madge VIDEO IN POST Billy and I relish moments when we get to enjoy meaningful dialogue with others. The two of us rarely run out of things to discuss but we welcome when we can engage in conversation with close friends and/or new friends in an intimate setting. It always blesses us. On such occasions we […]
Layne Logue: Two Cottonmouths Fight For Mating Rights
August 26, 2015 Leave a Comment
By Poor William VIDEOS and PHOTO GALLERY What do ya get when you cross a river rat, civil engineer, helper and re-supplier of river paddlers passing through Vicksburg, Calvin & Hobbes aficionado and an all-around nice guy? Well, you get some wicked cool photos and videos of flora, fauna, and killa sunsets! That’s what! Delta […]
Surf the Great Mississippi River Flood of 2011 with John Ruskey
August 26, 2015 2 Comments
By Magical Madge With all these 10-year remembrances going on about the massive, destructive and deadly storm called Katrina, I am reminded of another storm which left it’s mark on some of us here in Northwest Mississippi. It wasn’t that long ago I struggled to sleep at night — I couldn’t get the thought of all that water […]
Beatle Mania Strikes in Clarksdale
July 14, 2015 Leave a Comment
Clarksdale, Mississippi Three local gifted musicians will be treating concert goers and lawn sitters to an hour and forty five minutes of Beatle Mania music beginning at 6:00 pm on Friday, July 17th. The musicians are Walt Busby, Bo Jones and Gramm Phillips. These guys are good! Very good!
KINGFISH plays ” The Star Spangled Banner “
July 4, 2015 1 Comment
By Magical Madge Happy July 4th! We are proud to be Americans. Friends, Bobbie and Paul Wilson, owners of WROX RADIO, have embraced this community of Clarksdale. They have made it their own and we are blessed by their continued enthusiasm for sharing great music, both on the air and out in the air, with […]
Clarksdale Music Venues Sound Off for the Americana Music Triangle (AMT)
May 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM VIDEOS and PHOTO GALLERY The recent Americana Music Triangle’s (AMT) “Gold Record Road” celebration in Clarksdale was reminiscent of the Clarksdale of my teens. Vietnam had ended, light beer was being brewed, and the coolest thing for white teens was to cruise the figure-eight path through Sonic and McDonalds, conveniently cockeyed on opposite sides […]
Quapaw Canoe Co. Captain Mark “River” and the Freshwater Spawners (Not a band)
May 21, 2015 1 Comment
By POOR WILLIAM PHOTOS The spawn is the symbol of new life and beginnings. A time of plenty for all species, and the reassurance of the incredible, undeniable cycles of life. — Mark “River” Peoples Followers of the Delta Bohemian® understand our deep, heartfelt appreciation for all things Quapaw Canoe Company—Driftwood Johnnie Ruskey’s recreational and conservation-oriented brainchild […]
Another Mississippi Delta Saturday Night
May 5, 2015 2 Comments
By POOR WILLIAM VIDEO and PHOTOS Delta folks ain’ scared of a party and that’s for damn sure. It’s always on in the Mississippi Delta: whether high-browing at the Country Club or low-browing just about any-damn-where-else. We Deltans love to party whether at a cocktail party, a tailgating event at one of the universities, or for […]
Clarksdale Mayor highlight of Helena Annual Chamber Dinner
May 5, 2015 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE PHOTO GALLERY at bottom of post Whooooo-oooot! When I hear that call, I know it’s a Quapaw calling! This time dear friend and founder of Quapaw Canoe Company John Ruskey invited Poor William and me to join him at his table for the Helena Annual Chamber dinner. The keynote speaker this year was Clarksdale Mayor […]
Santana Tandem Cycles in Mississippi Delta again!
May 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE It was a cold, rainy Spring morning and dozens upon dozens of tandem bicyclers from all over the United States and Europe were not letting that dampen their spirits. They were hungry for some grub by our treasured musician and chef John Mohead, co-owner with wife Jenn Mohead of Kathryn’s on Moon Lake, a […]
Coen of My New Orleans captures the Mississippi Delta
May 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE New Orleans, a destination for millions of travelers worldwide, is talking about the benefits of “Traveling the Mississippi Delta: A land of myths and legends.” Cheré Coen with myNewOrleans.com wrote a fascinating article about three of our towns, Greenwood, Indianola and Clarksdale, and touched on the mystical points in between, the back roads, […]
Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale
April 7, 2015 1 Comment
Clarksdale, Mississippi PHOTOS FROM PAST JUKE JOINT FESTIVALS PAGE MAY BE SLOW TO LOAD DUE TO MANY PHOTOGRAPHS It’s Juke Joint Festival time and that means live music abounds everywhere and tourists start piling into Downtown Clarksdale. It’s been a long, cold winter. Let’s get to jukin’! Pics from a few past Juke Joint Festivals.
Big Boy Martin Grant Remembered
April 6, 2015 8 Comments
By POOR WILLIAM VIDEO and PHOTOS IN POST That’s the way that the world goes “round. You’re up one day and the next you’re down. It’s half an inch of water and you think you’re gonna drown. That’s the way that the world goes ‘round. — John Prine Big Boy is Gone and the World […]
Easter in Sumner, Mississippi Delta Style
April 5, 2015 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE Happy Easter everyone. This is my favorite day of the entire year. He is risen! Here is a look back at two different Easter Sundays celebrated with my Vance family and my father in 2004 and with life-long friends and my husband Billy in 2014, both in my hometown of Sumner, Mississippi Delta style. […]
Artrageous Event in Downtown Clarksdale
April 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI Read all about it on the graphic then head to Downtown Clarksdale, Tuesday, April 7th from 5:00pm until ….! Clarksdale Collective is providing an opportunity for local talent and businesses to showcase their work. Come on!
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