As a child growing up in Clarksdale the seeds were planted that grew into people and places in his writing. When: . The Sunflower Blues and Gospel Festival was originally created and funded in 1988 by downtown merchants as an event to bring shoppers into Clarksdale. LIVE IN-PERSON BLUES MUSIC & MORE 7 DAYS A WEEK (365! First organized by blues scholar, Jim ONeal and blues and overall music enthusiast, Dr. Patricia Johnson, the Festival is held the second weekend in August each year. 2023 Lineup will be announced on June 12 Our 2022 Festival featured. special events; scholars who have made arrangements in advance of their visits; and credentialed members of the press. From an early age, Robert was steeped in the sounds and life of North Mississippi and its distinctive style of blues. Wednesday, Febuary 01, 2023 Spencer Gets It Lit is his most complex and groovy record in years, a dark, danceable odysseyboth a studied take-down of the early 21stcentury, and a celebration of the place where electricity meets the mind. 7:30pm Lucious Spiller at Reds juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.). In 2011, he was honored with a plaque on the Clarksdale Walk of Fame. Jan. 19, 2022. Visit Clarksdale: Blue(s) Heaven - See 10 traveller reviews, 19 candid photos, and great deals for Clarksdale, MS, at Tripadvisor. Disponible tanto para licencias RF como para las licencias RM. All Rights Reserved. Lee Williams Jr., Jesse Cotton Stone, y Bubba O'Keefe . 4:45pm-5:15pm The Spiritual Soldiers 8pm Lala & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley). 5K Walk. The Hodding Carter Memorial YMCA Cotton Classic 10K Run. The Cotton Patch Soul Blues style that Robert plays is a straight link to the music that his father originated in North Mississippi. FestivalNet is not the event & does not book the participants; we provide contact info to save you time in event research. The album sees Nichols wrestling with prescient topics, such as empathy, forgiveness, regret and loss. info. Sun 9/11 Mississippi Marshall, 6pm The shooting took place near the intersection of Yazoo and Third Street. 8pm Steve Kolbus at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley). var username = "info"; Monday, 8/15 Get vaxed or boosted HERE, yall thanks! Greenville Speedway 2023 Season. Wrap up your Juke Joint weekend in style on the Sunday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 7pm Heath Sitton at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum). Pinetop Perkins Homecoming. Herbert Winchester May 26th, 2022. may not get app. 11am weather-permitting Randy 19th Street Red Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.). If you do not have a mask, the museum will have masks available. 121 Sunflower Avenue. Museum is CLOSED due to inclement weather, Event: Museum Weather Closure Fri,04/28/23-10:35AM, 460 Reads. 8pm Super Chikan & Fighting Cocks at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.and via LiveFromClarksdale.org. 2:00pm-2:45pm Howlin' Madd Bill Perry & Shy Perry Friday, August 12 MAIN STAGE (Delta Blues Museum) . Festival dates are in late April every year (2023 festival is April 15th). For Reverend Wilkins second release, Trouble, recorded at famed Royal Studios and released by Memphis label Goner Records, Rev Wilkins wanted his daughters featured more prominently and thats exactly what he did. 2pm CAT HEAD blues store 20th Anniversary w/79-year-old Australia Honeybee Jones (252 Delta Ave.). 4:00 PM CDT. Dense with soul, uncontrived, and in touch with that special something that the truly primal stuff has, she considers all Blues, sound and ethos, a priceless legacy to preserve and pass on. Mother's Day Extravaganza Blues Show/Bone 40. 8pm Good Night Irene at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.). 8pm Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley). Press Release - MDNHA Grant Award. Many attendees start arriving in town days to a week or so in advance. Almost as old as the Museum, the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival is held at the start of every August right here in Clarksdale. Clarksdale Downtown Development Association. 8pm American Blonde (Blues Rock Night) at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.and via LiveFromClarksdale.org. . 3pm-6pm Sean Bad Apple & Friends Sunday show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.). Festival goers could . Our nonprofit organization is dedicated to keeping the blues alive, boosting downtown revitalization efforts and making sure our friends and fans stay well. 7pm-8pm Pastor Marcus Newson & The Newson Singers This is the amazing "half blues festival, half small-town fair and all about the Delta" event that you've seen featured in global media such as The New York Times, Wall . Event highlights Mississippi Delta culture and provides boost to area businesses, musicians and artists. 8pm-8:45pm Jimbo Mathus See Who's Going to Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival 2022 in Clarksdale, MS! Women in Blues - downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi. Food is available throughout the festival, and Clarksdale restaurants are packed. 8:45pm-9:00pm Awards It's just something about going back to where you started, says Charlie Musselwhite, the Grammy Award winning bluesman and harmonica player who is a Kosciusko native. Event: Clarksdale Film Festival Join Festivalnet.com now to unlock additional details,