DELTA BOHEMIAN GUEST HOUSE – Undergoing Renovation – Opening August 8, 2012

CLARKSDALE, MS – PHOTO GALLERY- Directly behind the Salon de Boheme, present home to Poor William and Magical Madge, sits a red cottage guest house. Both homes were built in the Mississippi Delta in 1917 by John Nause. This little red house has been a respite for many over the years. Let’s look back at […]

Billy Lee sings “You So Fine” at double quick on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Clarksdale – the Heart of the Mississippi Delta

DADDY ALWAYS SAID – MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE VIDEO IN POST My daddy always said – “God wants you to make a joyful noise; he doesn’t care what it sounds like. He likes praise and thanksgivings offered up in song. He’s listening for it.” Billy Lee gets it. Billy Lee Abbott is often seen leaning […]

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 and his Big Damn Band (see min 1:20) intense music, when I saw several creatures walking out of Cat Head, one of which was in […]

Mississippi DELTA BOHEMIAN Characters: Heartfelt Musings About the Mississippi Delta by Eric Stone

  Thinking about how I was going to say it, ask it, beg for it, occupied my mind over the mornings, afternoons, and night times spent with our guest and friend and acclaimed writer Eric Stone during his recent stay with us. Eric and his friend, Bill Krauss, now our friend too, gave us much […]

Mississippi DELTA BOHEMIAN Moment: The British are coming to Clarksdale!

  The British are coming! The British have come! The British were awesome!   The British are coming to Clarksdale! VIDEO IN POST – Six British couples descended upon Clarksdale, Mississippi yesterday afternoon all piled into one van with luggage. Wow! No Easy feat! What a delightful bunch of overseas cousins were Jim, Tom, Dave, […]

Mississippi DELTA BOHEMIAN Moments: Becky – a SAAB – and Hopson Commissary in Clarksdale

  VIDEO IN POST – The Delta Bohemians were in attendance at Hopson Commissary on Sunday afternoon for a multiple-band, musical fundraiser to help defray medical expenses for Ronnie Drew, owner of Bluestown Music on Delta Avenue in downtown Clarksdale. The weather was beautiful, the music was fantastic, the beer was cold, Ronnie Drew was […]

MISSISSIPPI DELTA BOHEMIAN ADVENTURES: Just another manic Sunday on the Sunflower River

“Dude, Where’s my canoe?”  VIDEO My canoe, the heavily battle-scarred, aluminum Grumman, fondly known as “Will’s Moonburn”—named after Poor William’s strong, sweet son, who once asked his father, “Dad, can you get moonburn?”—stays at Mr. Little John’s farm or on the banks of the Sunflower River at Quapaw Canoe Company in downtown Clarksdale. Yeah, I […]

Blessissippi Blues – Freeman and explore.org Hosting Live Concert in Clarksdale

  Blessissippi Blues   Delta Bohemians, Blues lovers, folks interested in the Mississippi Delta and Clarksdale and those of you who are philanthropic minded, read further for a major happenin’ occuring in Clarkdale at Ground Zero Blues Club on April 28th, 2012. The “Blessissippi Blues” event, co-hosted by actor and Deltan Morgan Freeman along with […]

MISSISSIPPI DELTA BOHEMIAN CHARACTERS: Jessie’s Parade

  MISSISSIPPI DELTA BOHEMIAN CHARACTERS Jessie‘s Parade   Poor William had just left the Clark House Residential Inn located in downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi, this very Palm Sunday morning after breakfast when… What to his wondering eyes should appear but a fellow named Jessie grinning ear to ear laden with patriotic, parade streamers and gear walking […]

Poor William’s Whims: Why I Like Being an Innkeeper in Clarksdale, Mississippi

  Why I Like Being an Innkeeper in Clarksdale, Mississippi The pen of Poor William has been silent for a few weeks, the result of having a full house nightly at the Clark House Residential Inn located in downtown Clarksdaleand due to his much needed self-reflection, which has made him acutely aware of areas in […]

RADIOLAND: A Nugget from the Mississippi Delta

  The Lord Might Scoop You Up   Poor William recorded a new Radioland and wanted to share this little nugget from the Corner Grocery with all our friends who love the Mississippi Delta. Do you have a nugget you would like to share?  

DRIVEN BY DESIR3 commercial by Alex Manning chosen as a Finalist in BMW of North America’s 0-5.9 Video Contest.

  …obviously Alex needs a new car! Specifically a red BMW All-New 3 Series A commercial, titled DRIVEN BY DESIR3, has been conceived, produced and directed by our young Delta Bohemian friend Alex Manning, and it has been selected as a Finalist in BMW of North America’s 0-5.9 second video contest. Technical and Creative Requirements: Entry […]

The Outdoor Channel OUTFITTERS SHOWCASE discovers the Free State of TALLAHATCHIE HUNTS man Michael CATFISH Flautt

  The Outdoor Channel’s OUTFITTERS SHOWCASE Free State of TALLAHATCHIE HUNTS man Micheal CATFISH Flautt   Hunting just isn’t my bag. After finally getting that B B Gun I begged and begged for, what is the first thing I did at the young age of around 7 or 8? I walked outside into the back […]

The Sunflower River located in the Mississippi Delta is halfway there – but needing some more friends!

    CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI (deltabohemian.com) – VIDEO INCLUDED! The Friends of the Sunflower River is seeking some support. This river flows right smack through Clarksdale. In fact, the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival is named after it. How fortunate are we, locals and lovers of Clarksdale, to have such a beautiful RIVER flowing right […]

Oxbow Restaurant in Clarksdale featured in Barefoot Workshop Documentary

CLARKSDALE, MS (www.deltabohemian.com) – TWO VIDEOS. Our friends, Erica and Hayden Hall, who opened their unique eatery, OXBOW, in Clarksdale a year ago, were the recent guinea pigs of sorts for a documentary about their restaurant and their life. Barefoot Workshops, founded by Mississippi native and now New Yorker Chandler Griffin, brings his increasingly popular […]

All That Glitters – A Marriage Proposal at Madidi with Robert Plant

By Poor William Email: [email protected] The following Poor William’s Whim article was originally published in the Clarksdale Press Register on December 2, 2009. Used by permission. CLARKSDALE, MS (deltabohemian.com) – “You go and I come wit you little babe, you go and I come wit you little babe, you go and I come wit you, […]

All That Glitters … Robert Plant to Headline 25th Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival 2012 in Clarksdale

NEWS By Poor William Email: [email protected] CLARKSDALE, MS (deltabohemian.com) – Clarksdale might have lost Morgan Freeman’s Madidi Restaurant last Thursday, but hearts and hopes were assuaged this past weekend upon hearing the incredible lineup slated for this year’s Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival: Plant, Musselwhite, and Rush. Kinda sounds like flora and fauna! Most […]

Brief Thoughts After a Recent “Blues Show” at Da White House – Red, White and Blues

  Brief Thoughts After a Recent “Blues Show” at Da White House Red, White and Blues By Poor William “The blues continue to draw a crowd, because this music speaks to something universal. No one goes through life without both joy and pain. (The blues) teaches us that when we find ourselves at a crossroads, […]

Morgan Freeman and Bill Luckett Call It Quits with Clarksdale’s Madidi Restaurant – SIGN SAYS CLOSED

(Clarksdale, Mississippi) It was a leap year not to be forgotten in Clarksdale, heart of the Mississippi Delta, and home to the once vibrant Madidi Restaurant. Sadly, owners Morgan Freeman and Bill Luckett changed the locks and closed the doors for good at Madidi at the end of the day Wednesday, February 29, 2012, after […]

WROX is Alive and Well and Streaming from Clarksdale – heart of the Mississippi Delta

WROX Radio is Alive and Well and Streaming from Clarksdale – heart of the Mississippi Delta The first time I tuned in my car radio to listen to the new WROX on 97.5 FM (and 1450 AM) it was nightime, I was feeling no pain, in a good mood, and headed home to Poor William […]