BLUES
Cellophane Blues – By Slim Gravy
While in detox in a treatment center prior to being transferred to JourneyPure in Eastern TN, I was struggling one night with a roommate’s habit. Easily over-stimulated and often affected...
Delta Bohemian Examines Faith in the Mississippi Delta
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...
Pip Cowan Busking His Way to Mississippi
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...
European Reflects on the Birthplace of the Blues
Initially, it was the history of Clarksdale, Birthplace of the Blues, that made me want to visit. Nearly all of the great old blues musicians lived in/around Clarksdale, or frequented the...
Classic ROBERT BILBO WALKER at Reds Blues Club
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...
Lucious Spiller Wins New Fans Everywhere He Goes
By MAGICAL MADGE MARLEY HOWELL CLARKSDALE, Mississippi -- VIDEOS Â and PHOTOS in post When we hear blues man Lucious Spiller is leaving his hometown of Little Rock and headed to...
Put A Roof Over The Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis
By Magical MadgeTWO VIDEOS IN POST If the blues has blessed you, nourished you, touched your soul, even remotely or briefly, and whether you know much about the blues or...
Trouping to Po Monkey Juke Joint on a Thursday Night
By Poor William (Merigold, Mississippi) VIDEO in post Po Monkey, I hear he don’ play no live blues! Say what? You’d be right podna, most of the time, but take...
Delta Sunset in Summer: A Promise for Tomorrow
By Poor William (Clarksdale, Mississippi) As a late-afternoon field rider, I now realize why my father, Roundman, used to ramble tortoise-like down the middle of turn rows checking crops and...
Erickson EB Blakney – Cat Head – Juke Joint Festival Sunday – Clarksdale – TRUE DELTA documentary – Serendipitous Meeting
How could it be that over a year has passed since that Sunday afternoon following Juke Joint Festival 2011? I was hanging outside Roger's place, listening to some Rev. Peyton...
Putumayo World Music releases AFRICAN BLUES – Dan Storper does it again!
My stack of Putumayo World Music CDs continues to grow; the latest release of AFRICAN BLUES is described by National Public Radio as "delicate, airy, sure-footed and strong all the...
A Bohemian Night in Oxford
A Bohemian Night in Oxford Oxford, Mississippi entertained the Delta Bohemians this past week for a one-night soiree celebrating Magical Madge’s birthday. Dinner at Lenora’s restaurant with Delta Bohemian writer...