Delta Bohemian® and CLARKSDELTA T-Shirts Back in stock! Our First Edition Delta Bohemian T-Shirts were first introduced in 2011. This is a super comfortable, military green/hemp colored, pre-shrunk t-shirt with Delta Bohemian® across the front. We have been told by many this is their favorite t-shirt ever! The brands we use are Authentic Pigment and […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
Alligators in the Mississippi Delta
March 5, 2015 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE VIDEO and PHOTOS Yesterday, Storm Thor blew through the Mississippi Delta. It left sleet, ice and snow in its wake. We are not used to this kind of bitter weather here and I tend to go into a cocoon state, hesitating to venture out. Period. It got me to wondering what was going […]
Christone Kingfish Ingram Clarksdale Blues Prodigy
January 27, 2015 1 Comment
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi VIDEO and PHOTOS Christon Kingfish Ingram is a “bad boy” to be such a good boy; meaning his always improving guitar skills place him on par with some of the finest guitarists to ever have plucked some strings. Clarksdalians and visitors from all over the world, who have availed themselves of […]
Red’s Lounge on a Friday Night in Clarksdale
January 24, 2015 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM VIDEO and PHOTOS Hey Man, I know we did a post on the Delta Bohemian® two weeks ago on Lucious Spiller at Red’s Lounge, but sometimes there’s more to something. And here it tis…
Lucious Spiller Band at Red’s Lounge in Clarksdale
January 5, 2015 2 Comments
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi VIDEO & PHOTOS “I really didn’t shoot her; I just kicked her to the curb!” — Lucious Spiller Last year’s Solo International Blues Challenge second place winner, the indomitable Lucious Spiller, gave a rave performance Saturday night at Red’s Lounge in downtown Clarksdale. I no longer record at Red’s but […]
Lucious Spiller Wins New Fans Everywhere He Goes
April 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE MARLEY HOWELL CLARKSDALE, Mississippi — VIDEOS and PHOTOS in post When we hear blues man Lucious Spiller is leaving his hometown of Little Rock and headed to Clarksdale, Poor William and I adjust our calendar commitments so we can be certain we get to hear this talented musician perform. He has no […]
Juke Joint Juggernaut
April 18, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Worm Has Turned for Clarksdale By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi — PHOTOS IN POST Whoomp, there it went! Clarksdale’s 11th Annual Juke Joint Festival was insane, rad, gnarly, cool, groovy, boss, far-out, epic, and DA BOMB-ay! I AIN’ LYIN’! Ask just about anyone who has been to more than one Juke Joint Festival and they might tell […]
KINGFISH Ingram – Clarksdale Guitar Sensation
June 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
(Clarksdale, Mississippi) VIDEO AT BOTTOM OF POST Christone “KINGFISH” Ingram. Who is he and how did he get started in his music career? It’s pretty simple. He started on drums. Then bass. Then guitar and vocals. He’s been playing ever since he was the age of 8 but he has been around music since the […]
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