Jordi Baizan Home Concert with Alice Hasen

A new Home Concert is coming to the Clarksdale White House on Thursday, May 31st, featuring engaging singer-songwriter Jordi Baizan accompanied by Alice Hasen.

Clarksdale Sunday Afternoon Music at Levon’s Bar & Grill

Clarksdale Sunday Afternoon Music at Levon’s Bar & Grill [VIDEO] Groovin’, on a Sunday afternoon Really couldn’t get away too soon I can’t imagine anything that’s better The world is ours whenever we’re together There ain’t a place I’d like to be instead of Groovin’…The Rascals Dude, it’s all about groovin’ when ya can, and there […]

ALICE HASEN – A Poet and We Didn’t Know It

By Poor William VIDEOS in post The Delta draws a multitude of people, mostly tourists who love the blues in the birthplace of the blues, but we also draw folks for many other reasons. We have some serious socioeconomic and educational  issues here and are fortunate to have Teach For America (TFA) vested in helping us out. TFA picks some of the […]

Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down

By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi  VIDEOS INCLUDED Spirit draggers, I can’t stand ‘em and yet I “are” one! My lovely wife Madge Marley Howell sang a powerful bluesy song during the offertory at church on Sunday. Padre Bill Gleason accompanied on guitar and Alice Hasen played violin. “Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down” by […]

MOHEAD

By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi  (VIDEOS and PHOTOS) Hey man, what kind of title is “Mohead?” Well, I am just following suite. The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival (September 12-14, 2014) lists the Mississippi Deltan as such. When artists get billed by last name only, then they have likely arrived…somewhere! Somewhere for Moon Lake native John […]