GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB

Top Ten Juke Joint Rules

Riley, Magical Madge, Dandy, Red Paden, Dingo in front of Red’s Lounge in Clarksdale Juke Joint Rules Top Ten Juke Joint Rules for visiting Clarksdale’s fabled juke joints, blues clubs, music...
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Jimmy Hughes tunes his dial to 88.1 XRDSfm

Chilly Billy talks about Clarksdalian Jimmy Hughes and XRDS.fm 88.1 Jimmy Hughes made my day! While walking across the intersection of Yazoo and East 2nd Street last Friday, friend Jimmy...
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European Reflects on the Birthplace of the Blues

Bill Abel, Andrea Vlonk, Magical Madge, Becky Bobo Williams at Shack Up Inn Initially, it was the history of Clarksdale, Birthplace of the Blues, that made me want to visit. Nearly...
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Why folks come to the Mississippi Delta and Clarksdale

Charlie and Henrietta Musselwhite in front of Red’s Blues Club in Clarksdale By Magical Madge WATCH DOCUMENTARY BELOW Our good friends Charlie and Henrietta Musselwhite love coming to Clarksdale. We...
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Another Mississippi Delta Saturday Night

Poor William and his mother, Martha Jane, at cocktail party in Clarksdale. Photo by Maude Schuyler Clay By POOR WILLIAM VIDEO and PHOTOS Delta folks ain’ scared of a party and...
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Big Boy Martin Grant Remembered

Big Boy Martin Grant playing at Magical Madge and Poor William’s pirate wedding By POOR WILLIAM VIDEO and PHOTOS IN POST    That’s the way that the world goes “round. You’re...
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GROUND ZERO CARE FEST 2014 GONNA ROCK

Care Fest 2014 Poster CLARKSDALE, Mississippi   VIDEO and PHOTO SLIDESHOW Attend this year’s popular annual event CARE FEST 2014 to benefit the Clarksdale Care Station. Head to Ground Zero Blues...
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MOHEAD

JOHN MOHEAD to perform numerous times at TELLURIDE BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL 2014 By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi  (VIDEOS and PHOTOS) Hey man, what kind of title is “Mohead?” Well,...
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Ray Proetto covers Juke Joint Festival 2014

Me and Leslie dancing to The Gift Shop Trio Clarksdale Juke Joint Festival 2014 Ray Proetto is an avid photographer who enjoys documenting blues musicians. Ray has been a featured...
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Kingfish plays guitar at Hambone Gallery Pre-Sunflower Fest

Director at U N Me Films Lisa Eismen filming Kingfish, Preston and Stan Street at Hambone Gallery Pre-Sunflower Fest By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO) With the annual Sunflower River...
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