10:00 am
Lucious Spiller
11:00 am
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
12:30 pm
Sean 'Bad' Apple
2:00 pm
John Primer
3:00 pm
Terry 'Big T' Williams
4:00 pm
Anthony 'Big A' Sherrod & Allstars
(Cover may apply.)
11:00 am
1:00 pm
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
3:00 pm
3:00 pm
Where: Bad Apple Blues Club
Formerly "Club 2000" juke joint, the Bad Apple Blues Club is the blues venue run by Sean "Bad" Apple!
http://thefrontlinemusic.com/tag/club-2000/
×3:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×3:00 pm
Maldito
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
4:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×4:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×5:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×6:00 pm
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
6:00 pm
Where: Against the Grain
The Woodcarver's Gallery
Against the Grain is owned by local artist Bryan Weems. A native of Coahoma County, Weems offers wood burning, murals, chainsaw carving, caricatures, art lessons, paint & craft parties and more.
6:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×7:00 pm
Where: Red's Lounge
Red's Lounge? It's the definition of a real-deal Mississippi juke joint. Don't expect to be spoiled with amenities. All you need is a been-there-done-that owner, some beers as big as your head and some "live" blues you'll never forget. (Oh, and MAYBE something out front on the grill.) This is how blues became blues... how the music grew up out of the cotton fields and onto a round piece of vinyl. Speaking of which, the building itself was called "Levine's Music Center" back in the day, and it's where Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm bought the instruments that played the first rock 'n roll song. Yeah, Red's is the real thing for sure...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reds-Blues-Club/163702543685722
×7:00 pm
Where: Against the Grain
The Woodcarver's Gallery
Against the Grain is owned by local artist Bryan Weems. A native of Coahoma County, Weems offers wood burning, murals, chainsaw carving, caricatures, art lessons, paint & craft parties and more.
7:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×8:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
8:00 pm
Al Green & the Heavy Hitters
Where: New Roxy (main stage)
The New Roxy is a former movie theater located in the historic New World District of downtown Clarksdale. After deteriorating over a 30-year vacancy, this iconic building is being resurrected as a vibrant music, art, and theater venue for you to discover and enjoy.
Step inside to experience the regrowth—original sloping concrete floor, masonry stage, distressed brick walls, space for dancing, drinking, dining—all beneath a gorgeous view of the night sky through the open rooftop.
We are open throughout the year for events such as festivals, theater performances, film screenings and private parties. Two separate areas await your arrival. The front bar features a small, intimate stage (now fully covered and weather-proof) while the open-air main stage provides ample room for larger productions.
8:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×8:00 pm
Shake Down
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
8:30 pm
Where: Hopson Commissary (main stage)
HOPSON: Home of the old Hopson Plantation and the current Shackup Inn, Hopson Commissary is a combination museum and music venue that has to be seen to be believed. Pinetop Perkins drove a tractor out at Hopson in the 40s, and it was also home to the first mechanical cotton picker.
https://www.hopsonhospitality.com
×9:00 pm
9:00 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×10:00 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×9:30 am
Where: Meraki Roasting Company
Meraki Roasting Company - Freshly Roasted Artisan Coffee roasted in house supporting our youth entrepreneurship program. Come visit our roastery to try our current coffee profiles. Pastries made by local vendors. www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
282 Sunflower Ave
Meraki Hours:
Monday-Sunday (every day!) 7am to 2 pm
http://www.griotarts.com/meraki
×9:30 am
Where: Meraki Roasting Company
Meraki Roasting Company - Freshly Roasted Artisan Coffee roasted in house supporting our youth entrepreneurship program. Come visit our roastery to try our current coffee profiles. Pastries made by local vendors. www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
282 Sunflower Ave
Meraki Hours:
Monday-Sunday (every day!) 7am to 2 pm
http://www.griotarts.com/meraki
×11:00 am
11:00 am
Where: Travelers Hotel (lobby bar)
Brand-new hotel in an old renovate brick building in the center of historic downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi. Cool lobby bar lounge.
https://www.stayattravelers.com
×11:00 am
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
12:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×12:00 pm
Where: Collective Seed & Supply Co.
Collective Seed & Supply Co.--Clarksdale's only independent garden center & general store.
https://www.facebook.com/collectiveseedandsupplyco/
×1:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
Randy 'Bones Man'
Seppala performs
with many different
musicians and is
both a drummer and a
bones player.
1:00 pm
Where: New Roxy
The New Roxy is a former movie theater located in the historic New World District of downtown Clarksdale. After deteriorating over a 30-year vacancy, this iconic building is being resurrected as a vibrant music, art, and theater venue for you to discover and enjoy.
Step inside to experience the regrowth—original sloping concrete floor, masonry stage, distressed brick walls, space for dancing, drinking, dining—all beneath a gorgeous view of the night sky through the open rooftop.
We are open throughout the year for events such as festivals, theater performances, film screenings and private parties. Two separate areas await your arrival. The front bar features a small, intimate stage (now fully covered and weather-proof) while the open-air main stage provides ample room for larger productions.
1:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×1:00 pm
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
2:00 pm
Where: New Roxy
The New Roxy is a former movie theater located in the historic New World District of downtown Clarksdale. After deteriorating over a 30-year vacancy, this iconic building is being resurrected as a vibrant music, art, and theater venue for you to discover and enjoy.
Step inside to experience the regrowth—original sloping concrete floor, masonry stage, distressed brick walls, space for dancing, drinking, dining—all beneath a gorgeous view of the night sky through the open rooftop.
We are open throughout the year for events such as festivals, theater performances, film screenings and private parties. Two separate areas await your arrival. The front bar features a small, intimate stage (now fully covered and weather-proof) while the open-air main stage provides ample room for larger productions.
2:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×3:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
3:00 pm
Where: Bad Apple Blues Club
Formerly "Club 2000" juke joint, the Bad Apple Blues Club is the blues venue run by Sean "Bad" Apple!
http://thefrontlinemusic.com/tag/club-2000/
×3:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×3:00 pm
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
3:00 pm
3:30 pm
Where: New Roxy
The New Roxy is a former movie theater located in the historic New World District of downtown Clarksdale. After deteriorating over a 30-year vacancy, this iconic building is being resurrected as a vibrant music, art, and theater venue for you to discover and enjoy.
Step inside to experience the regrowth—original sloping concrete floor, masonry stage, distressed brick walls, space for dancing, drinking, dining—all beneath a gorgeous view of the night sky through the open rooftop.
We are open throughout the year for events such as festivals, theater performances, film screenings and private parties. Two separate areas await your arrival. The front bar features a small, intimate stage (now fully covered and weather-proof) while the open-air main stage provides ample room for larger productions.
4:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×4:00 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×4:00 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×5:00 pm
Hector Anchondo
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×5:00 pm
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
5:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×6:00 pm
Where: Hopson Commissary (main stage)
HOPSON: Home of the old Hopson Plantation and the current Shackup Inn, Hopson Commissary is a combination museum and music venue that has to be seen to be believed. Pinetop Perkins drove a tractor out at Hopson in the 40s, and it was also home to the first mechanical cotton picker.
https://www.hopsonhospitality.com
×6:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×6:00 pm
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
6:00 pm
Where: Against the Grain
The Woodcarver's Gallery
Against the Grain is owned by local artist Bryan Weems. A native of Coahoma County, Weems offers wood burning, murals, chainsaw carving, caricatures, art lessons, paint & craft parties and more.
7:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
7:00 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×7:00 pm
Where: Against the Grain
The Woodcarver's Gallery
Against the Grain is owned by local artist Bryan Weems. A native of Coahoma County, Weems offers wood burning, murals, chainsaw carving, caricatures, art lessons, paint & craft parties and more.
Randy 'Bones Man'
Seppala performs
with many different
musicians and is
both a drummer and a
bones player.
8:00 pm
Where: Red's Lounge
Red's Lounge? It's the definition of a real-deal Mississippi juke joint. Don't expect to be spoiled with amenities. All you need is a been-there-done-that owner, some beers as big as your head and some "live" blues you'll never forget. (Oh, and MAYBE something out front on the grill.) This is how blues became blues... how the music grew up out of the cotton fields and onto a round piece of vinyl. Speaking of which, the building itself was called "Levine's Music Center" back in the day, and it's where Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm bought the instruments that played the first rock 'n roll song. Yeah, Red's is the real thing for sure...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reds-Blues-Club/163702543685722
×8:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
8:00 pm
Where: New Roxy (main stage)
The New Roxy is a former movie theater located in the historic New World District of downtown Clarksdale. After deteriorating over a 30-year vacancy, this iconic building is being resurrected as a vibrant music, art, and theater venue for you to discover and enjoy.
Step inside to experience the regrowth—original sloping concrete floor, masonry stage, distressed brick walls, space for dancing, drinking, dining—all beneath a gorgeous view of the night sky through the open rooftop.
We are open throughout the year for events such as festivals, theater performances, film screenings and private parties. Two separate areas await your arrival. The front bar features a small, intimate stage (now fully covered and weather-proof) while the open-air main stage provides ample room for larger productions.
8:00 pm
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
8:30 pm
Shake Down
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×9:00 pm
9:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×9:00 pm
Where: Ooze Bar
The new Ooze Bar (in former Rock & Blues Museum location next to Hambone) is the new blues bar/toy museum inspiration of The Mojo Hands leader Chris Mullens!
https://www.instagram.com/themojohands/?hl=en
×10:00 pm
Al Green & the Heavy Hitters
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Blues Berry Cafe 1st place winners 2007 Jubliee BBQ Cook Off
Past Performers: Malted Milk Band, Lala , Incode, Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks, Heavy Suga, Razor Blade, Shake it Like A Caveman, The Blind Ducks, Jeff Lewis, and many more.
Good Food, Good Music, Good Drinks, = Good Times
https://www.facebook.com/Bluesberry-CAFE-245591678792724/
×9:00 am
11:00 am
Hector Anchondo
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×12:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×12:00 pm
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
12:00 pm
Where: Meraki Roasting Company
Meraki Roasting Company - Freshly Roasted Artisan Coffee roasted in house supporting our youth entrepreneurship program. Come visit our roastery to try our current coffee profiles. Pastries made by local vendors. www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
282 Sunflower Ave
Meraki Hours:
Monday-Sunday (every day!) 7am to 2 pm
http://www.griotarts.com/meraki
×1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×2:00 pm
Where: New Roxy
The New Roxy is a former movie theater located in the historic New World District of downtown Clarksdale. After deteriorating over a 30-year vacancy, this iconic building is being resurrected as a vibrant music, art, and theater venue for you to discover and enjoy.
Step inside to experience the regrowth—original sloping concrete floor, masonry stage, distressed brick walls, space for dancing, drinking, dining—all beneath a gorgeous view of the night sky through the open rooftop.
We are open throughout the year for events such as festivals, theater performances, film screenings and private parties. Two separate areas await your arrival. The front bar features a small, intimate stage (now fully covered and weather-proof) while the open-air main stage provides ample room for larger productions.
2:00 pm
Maldito
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×3:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×4:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×5:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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9:30 am
11:00 am
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
11:00 am
12:00 pm
Al Green & the Heavy Hitters
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×12:00 pm
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
1:00 pm
Where: The Den Again
A retro-cool Clarksdale classic! The Den joins Juke Joint Festival's nighttime venue roster for 2022!
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
Randy 'Bones Man'
Seppala performs
with many different
musicians and is
both a drummer and a
bones player.
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
5:00 pm
Where: Hooker Grocery & Eatery
Located in the heart of Clarksdale deep in the Mississippi Delta, we are a stone’s throw from the Delta Blues Museum, Ground Zero Blues Club, The New Roxy, Red’s and Hambone’s. Hooker Grocer + Eatery is a restaurant, market, and butcher shop serving southern classics with a tasty and unique Clarksdale twist.
6:00 pm
Where: Hooker Grocer + Eatery Courtyard
Gated courtyard with small stage. Located in the heart of historic downtown Clarksdale, MS, deep in the Mississippi Delta, we are a stone’s throw from the Delta Blues Museum, Ground Zero Blues Club, The New Roxy, Red’s Juke Joint, Travelers Hotel, and Hambone Gallery. Hooker Grocer + Eatery is a restaurant and bar serving southern classics with an upscaled casual twist.
7:00 pm
Where: Red's Lounge
Red's Lounge? It's the definition of a real-deal Mississippi juke joint. Don't expect to be spoiled with amenities. All you need is a been-there-done-that owner, some beers as big as your head and some "live" blues you'll never forget. (Oh, and MAYBE something out front on the grill.) This is how blues became blues... how the music grew up out of the cotton fields and onto a round piece of vinyl. Speaking of which, the building itself was called "Levine's Music Center" back in the day, and it's where Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm bought the instruments that played the first rock 'n roll song. Yeah, Red's is the real thing for sure...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reds-Blues-Club/163702543685722
×7:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
8:00 pm
Where: Ooze Bar
The new Ooze Bar (in former Rock & Blues Museum location next to Hambone) is the new blues bar/toy museum inspiration of The Mojo Hands leader Chris Mullens!
https://www.instagram.com/themojohands/?hl=en
×11:00 am
No information.
12:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
Bill Abel learned
first hand from
Delta blues legends
of the likes of Paul
“Wine" Jones,
Cadillac
John
Nolden, T
Model
Ford, and Honey Boy
Edwards. Bill plays
a hard driving
electrified country
blues, a gritty
unorthodox
modern
day juke joint
sound, unique in its
own. He has toured
Europe and the
United States
headlining many
festivals.
Little Joe McLerran and his family band. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Joe_McLerran Joe is known around the world as a master of the Piedmont guitar style. He will be joined by his unbelievably talented family which includes his 11 year old prodigy son, Johnny . Really something to hear and see.
3:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
3:00 pm
3:00 pm
Where: Travelers Hotel
Brand-new hotel in an old renovate brick building in the center of historic downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi. Cool lobby bar lounge.
http://www.statyattravelers.com
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Preston Rumbaugh is a veteran blues, roots and rockabilly musician who's played with Scotty Moore, Dale Watson, Lucinda Williams, Ronnie Hawkins, Robert "Bilbo" Walker, Big George Brock and many more. Don't miss him at JJF!
4:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×5:00 pm
I was born & raised in the South of France and at an early age I knew that I wanted to
be in America fullfilling my dreams of being a professional musician. I made the big
leap in the spring of 2001 and moved to Hollywood, CA with nothing but a guitar, a
change of clothes and $200 in my pocket. Call it luck or fate but 3 weeks into my stay
in the City of Angels I ran into Shooter Jennings and promptly joined his band
Stargunn. The first two years in California saw my dreams coming true by meeting
and playing with some of my childhood heroes (Waylon Jennings, Slash, Tom Morello
and James Hetfield to name a few…) Since my early American beginnings, I’ve
played guitar for the likes of Stoney LaRue, Billy Joe Shaver and Jack Ingram as band
leader! In the past few years, I’ve expended my craft to singing, writing, recording &
performing my own music both as Frenchie’s Blues Destroyers and more recently as
Guitar Frenchie. To pursue my career as a solo artist, I’ve moved full time to
Clarksdale, MS arguably the home of the Blues to continue pushing my boundaries,
recognizing and respecting the tradition of the birthplace of America’s music!
6:00 pm
Reverend Robert is known for his genuine conviction and honest delivery. His passion for
the blues led him to the prewar blues style of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, and other
delta blues giants.
Having immersed himself in their recordings, Reverend Robert emerged with an authentic
feeling for the blues that is matched by his easy-going and artistic personality. Reverend
Robert’s tasteful slide guitar playing garnered the attention of the National Slide Guitar
Festival in North Carolina where he took first place in their competition in 2004.
He has entertained audiences throughout the United States, Canada, the U.K., Europe,
and India. In the past two decades he has developed his one-man blues show to
incorporate the influences of jazz, ragtime, and swing, as well as Caribbean, Hawaiian,
African and Indian music.
The perfect combination of tradition and creative innovation, the Reverend’s music is at
home on festival stages or in the street, in clubs or in the backyard. Its dance music played
with a stomping beat
and irresistible groove.
7:00 pm
Where: Levon's Bar & Grill
Laura "Lala" Craig is a female blues artist whose rollicking path to the Delta landed her at the
Crossroads of her
passions for love and music, fulfilling her dream to become an entertainer and share her harmony
with partner,
Dino Musso.
8:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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He's been called "The Torchbearer of the Clarksdale Sound" with good reason. No other
blues guitarist alive played with so many of the late-greats of the infamous Clarksdale
blues scene. Anthony "Big A" Sherrod played in bands with Big Jack Johnson, Super
Chikan, Big George Brock, Bilbo Walker, Wesley "Junebug" Jefferson, Michael "Dr. Mike"
James, Josh "Razorblade" Stewart, Mr. Johnnie Billington and others (plus sat in with
Buddy Guy's 1990s Clarksdale appearance). Today, he leads his own deeply-juke-joint
blues trio: Big A & the Allstars, with Heather Crosse and Lee Williams. (PHOTO BY JEFF
KONKEL.)
8:00 pm
Where: The Matchbox
New entertainment venue in historic downtown Clarksdale! (Next door to Bluestown Music.)
Lady Trucker is a multi-faceted artist whose voice, presence, and unique pizzazz has been
mesmerizing audiences for decades throughout the American South – from music festivals
to the Trail Ride Circuits and beyond.
She casts a wide musical net and is equally seasoned singing Gospel from the Baptist
Church she grew up in, commanding audience attention with her powerful renditions of
North Mississippi Hill Country Blues, and leading bands with her searing versions of
Chicago Blues standards. Starting at age 16, she began penning her own lyrics across
many styles – including Zydeco – and hasn’t stopped since.
Lady Trucker, born Peggy Sue Hemphill, is the 14th of 16 children born to sharecropper
and sales associate Henry Lee Hemphill and Lizzie Maewhether Hemphill in Greenwood,
MS. Peggy Sue’s upbringing was steeped in music including relative and Blues pioneer Sid
Hemphill – first recorded by Alan Lomax in 1942. However, it was another of Peggy Sue’s
renowned Blues cousins – artist Jessie Mae Hemphill – who recognized Peggy Sue’s
sweet voice at age 3.
Deak Harp has been playing harmonica since he was 12 years old. His
biggest early inspiration came when his brother introduced him to the music
of James Cotton.
Deak followed Cotton's band along the east coast for close to five years
before Cotton offered Deak a job driving his van. For the next six years,
Deak toured with the James Cotton blues band, eventually opening acts
and playing along with "Superharp" himself.
11:30 am
Where: Collective Seed & Supply Co.
Collective Seed & Supply Co.--Clarksdale's only independent garden center & general store.
https://www.facebook.com/collectiveseedandsupplyco/
×12:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Lucious Spiller was born in St.Louis, MO. At an early age, he discovered that God had blessed
him with a special
gift. His dad gave him a guitar when he was four. Immediately he was a natural, he started out
playing in church.
Lucious has performed with countless well known musicians to include Bo Diddly, Larry “Totsy”
Davis, Albert
King, Eddie Clearwater, Robert Cray. He has been opening act for such artists as the legendary
Ritchie Havens’
Bobby “Blue” Bland and the infamous Tower of Power, Zach Brown, and many others. His music
is an energized
mix of new blues and old school injected with a contemporary edge. His songs are brought to
vivid life by his
unlimited energy.
12:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
Bill Abel learned
first hand from
Delta blues legends
of the likes of Paul
“Wine" Jones,
Cadillac
John
Nolden, T
Model
Ford, and Honey Boy
Edwards. Bill plays
a hard driving
electrified country
blues, a gritty
unorthodox
modern
day juke joint
sound, unique in its
own. He has toured
Europe and the
United States
headlining many
festivals.
1:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
Reverend Robert is known for his genuine conviction and honest delivery. His passion for
the blues led him to the prewar blues style of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, and other
delta blues giants.
Having immersed himself in their recordings, Reverend Robert emerged with an authentic
feeling for the blues that is matched by his easy-going and artistic personality. Reverend
Robert’s tasteful slide guitar playing garnered the attention of the National Slide Guitar
Festival in North Carolina where he took first place in their competition in 2004.
He has entertained audiences throughout the United States, Canada, the U.K., Europe,
and India. In the past two decades he has developed his one-man blues show to
incorporate the influences of jazz, ragtime, and swing, as well as Caribbean, Hawaiian,
African and Indian music.
The perfect combination of tradition and creative innovation, the Reverend’s music is at
home on festival stages or in the street, in clubs or in the backyard. Its dance music played
with a stomping beat
and irresistible groove.
1:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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New and classic blues brought to you from Ventura, California by Delta by the Beach. This lively quartet brings jumping blues, funky-swamp sounds and exhilarating dance grooves to the party. “Our feet are on the beach but our hearts are in Mississippi ”
1:00 pm
Where: Tiny Barbershop Show - Marty's Barbershop
A classic Barbershop in downtown Clarksdale, Ms. Founded by Marty Eubank, the town Barber of over 50 years. The tradition is now carried on by Bear Ryan.
Bear is a classically trained Barber specializing in men’s grooming - scissor cuts, clipper cuts, and beard maintenance.
Bear is a musician. Hours vary as a result. The shop is generally always open Tues, Weds, Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays can vary. Hours are posted to the website - weekly - on Sundays .
https://www.bearthebarber.com/
×1:45 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
2:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
Alessandro Ponti & Da Bones Man. If you've never heard a pro Bones player before, you should definitely check out
Da Bones Man. A true master of the art. Joined by Alessandro, a native of Milan Italy is a virtuoso on his acoustic
guitar. It's amazing to hear someone from across the world who can play authentic Delta Blues.
2:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×2:00 pm
Where: Travelers Hotel
Brand-new hotel in an old renovate brick building in the center of historic downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi. Cool lobby bar lounge.
http://www.statyattravelers.com
×3:00 pm
Where: Bad Apple Blues Club
Formerly "Club 2000" juke joint, the Bad Apple Blues Club is the blues venue run by Sean "Bad" Apple!
http://thefrontlinemusic.com/tag/club-2000/
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Baptized in the fire water of Clarksdale, MS., Sean “Bad” Apple
began his spiritual journey of learning the blues by seeking out
the old blues musicians that were willing to share their years of
knowledge. Sean is working hard to keep Hill Country Blues alive
and well. People are always in for a good show and never leave
disappointed when the Bad Apple is on the stage
3:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
3:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
3:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Angel "Cash" Ocasio, Jr., a prominent figure in Macon's music scene, leads Cash's Juke Joint, a powerhouse band delivering soul-stirring music. Rooted in Blues, Sacred Steel, Soul, Funk, and Rock, their groovy fusion captivates audiences. Hailing from Macon, GA, the band, comprised of seasoned musicians, boasts a rich history playing diverse venues. Cash's Juke Joint has shared stages with icons like Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott and The Legendary Wailers, showcasing their raw and uncut sound. Known for getting straight to the nitty-gritty, experiencing the dynamic vibes of Cash's Juke Joint live is a must for music enthusiasts.
4:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
I was born & raised in the South of France and at an early age I knew that I wanted to
be in America fullfilling my dreams of being a professional musician. I made the big
leap in the spring of 2001 and moved to Hollywood, CA with nothing but a guitar, a
change of clothes and $200 in my pocket. Call it luck or fate but 3 weeks into my stay
in the City of Angels I ran into Shooter Jennings and promptly joined his band
Stargunn. The first two years in California saw my dreams coming true by meeting
and playing with some of my childhood heroes (Waylon Jennings, Slash, Tom Morello
and James Hetfield to name a few…) Since my early American beginnings, I’ve
played guitar for the likes of Stoney LaRue, Billy Joe Shaver and Jack Ingram as band
leader! In the past few years, I’ve expended my craft to singing, writing, recording &
performing my own music both as Frenchie’s Blues Destroyers and more recently as
Guitar Frenchie. To pursue my career as a solo artist, I’ve moved full time to
Clarksdale, MS arguably the home of the Blues to continue pushing my boundaries,
recognizing and respecting the tradition of the birthplace of America’s music!
4:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Miami Florida based blues band, fronted by Miami born artist Christopher Mullins. Embracing a roots
blues tradition, “The Mojo Hands” perform all over Miami and the United States, playing Rockin’ Blues,
Boogie, and Country Blues. See less
5:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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6:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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7:00 pm
8:00 pm
Sippi Juke Kings
Where: Bad Apple Blues Club
Formerly "Club 2000" juke joint, the Bad Apple Blues Club is the blues venue run by Sean "Bad" Apple!
http://thefrontlinemusic.com/tag/club-2000/
×8:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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A true blue legend of Chicago blues—who was born in Mississippi—John Primer has
played with everyone who's anyone in the blues and taken home multiple awards. Don't
miss his very special performances at Clarksdale's Juke Joint Festival! Also, be sure to
buy his brand-new CD, "Grown in Mississippi."
8:00 pm
Where: Red's Lounge
Red's Lounge? It's the definition of a real-deal Mississippi juke joint. Don't expect to be spoiled with amenities. All you need is a been-there-done-that owner, some beers as big as your head and some "live" blues you'll never forget. (Oh, and MAYBE something out front on the grill.) This is how blues became blues... how the music grew up out of the cotton fields and onto a round piece of vinyl. Speaking of which, the building itself was called "Levine's Music Center" back in the day, and it's where Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm bought the instruments that played the first rock 'n roll song. Yeah, Red's is the real thing for sure...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reds-Blues-Club/163702543685722
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The youngest guitar playing son of North Mississippi blues legend Junior Kimbrough keeps his father's "cotton patch soul blues" sounds alive at jukes, clubs and festivals throughout the South. Robert and his band are regulars at Juke Joint Festival, having played the annual event for years. Ask him about his latest CD.
8:00 pm
8:30 pm
Where: Ooze Bar
The new Ooze Bar (in former Rock & Blues Museum location next to Hambone) is the new blues bar/toy museum inspiration of The Mojo Hands leader Chris Mullens!
https://www.instagram.com/themojohands/?hl=en
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John Krupa Project started in New Orleans, LA (and has recently relocated to Austin, TX)
and play deep groove, blues-based rock'n'roll. John Krupa cut his teeth playing punk rock
in Connecticut and Minneapolis, MN in the '90s and since then he's lived on the west coast
and continued his journey into the deep south where the roots of American music–
rock'n'roll, blues, and soul continue to influence and guide his sound. While focussing on
writing and recording his original songs, he is not ashamed to wear his influences on his
sleeves– Rolling Stones, Johnny Winter, The Faces, Allman Brothers Band, North
Mississippi Hill Country Blues, Stax records style soul, Tony Joe White, Black Crowes, as
well as proto-punk and garage bands like The Stooges, The Clash, MC5 and The Sonics.
The sound that comes out is a product of the experiences lived.
Laura "Lala" Craig is a female blues artist whose rollicking path to the Delta landed her at the
Crossroads of her
passions for love and music, fulfilling her dream to become an entertainer and share her harmony
with partner,
Dino Musso.
9:00 pm
Where: The Matchbox
New entertainment venue in historic downtown Clarksdale! (Next door to Bluestown Music.)
BIOGRAPHY
Nicknamed "Bird" for his melodious style of singing, Bird Williams, a native Memphian, but well known throughout
the United States, will take you anywhere you want to go in your mind, spirit, and soul with his outrageous and
soulful vocals. Singing since the age of eight, "Bird" comes from a bloodline of gifted singers including his father,
uncles, and younger brother, the renowned gospel artist, Chris Williams, has that "old skool" flow that pulls listeners
directly into the songs he sing. "Bird" has shared the stage with many great and timeless singers including: The
Whispers, The Barkays, Karen White, Carl Thomas, Keith Sweat, Bobby Rush, and one he truly admires, Mr.
Frankie Beverly. Some of his hit songs include: Sometimes Man, My Desire, Turn Around Electric Lady, Green
Grass, Special One, Heaven. With a passion and gift to sing all genres of music, this is just the beginning!
9:00 pm
Where: Hopson Commissary (main stage)
HOPSON: Home of the old Hopson Plantation and the current Shackup Inn, Hopson Commissary is a combination museum and music venue that has to be seen to be believed. Pinetop Perkins drove a tractor out at Hopson in the 40s, and it was also home to the first mechanical cotton picker.
https://www.hopsonhospitality.com
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Guitarist, Jesse Cotton Stone, is a Colorado-Born, American Highway-Raised, Blues Man. He began
teaching himself to play blues guitar by ear, starting at the age of 11.
And he's been pickin' his guts out all over the U.S. since 1994.
Jesse has toured from Colorado to the Bayous of Southern Louisiana several times and has
performed multiple shows at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AR., the Juke Joint Festival and
Deep Blues Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi, not to mention Juke joints Road houses and other
small venues throughout the region.
10:30 pm
Where: Ooze Bar
The new Ooze Bar (in former Rock & Blues Museum location next to Hambone) is the new blues bar/toy museum inspiration of The Mojo Hands leader Chris Mullens!
https://www.instagram.com/themojohands/?hl=en
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Carlos Elliot, a
Colombian band,
pioneers Hill
Country Blues in
Latin America.
Influenced by
Mississippi Delta
legends like James
T-Model Ford, Big
Jack Johnson, and RL
Boyce, their unique
blend of blues,
rock, funk, soul,
and ancestral
rhythms has
captivated
audiences worldwide.
Their music bridges
cultures,
generations, and
continents,
exploring universal
themes of love,
struggle, and
hope.
9:00 am
Just Groovin Experience is the ultimate Memphis-based rhythm section that knows to get the party started.
Comprised of talented musicians Charles Gage on drums, John Gage on keys and vocals, Shine Turner as
rhythm and lead guitar, and Robb Roaten on bass guitar,
2:00 pm
Where: The Matchbox
New entertainment venue in historic downtown Clarksdale! (Next door to Bluestown Music.)
John Krupa Project started in New Orleans, LA (and has recently relocated to Austin, TX)
and play deep groove, blues-based rock'n'roll. John Krupa cut his teeth playing punk rock
in Connecticut and Minneapolis, MN in the '90s and since then he's lived on the west coast
and continued his journey into the deep south where the roots of American music–
rock'n'roll, blues, and soul continue to influence and guide his sound. While focussing on
writing and recording his original songs, he is not ashamed to wear his influences on his
sleeves– Rolling Stones, Johnny Winter, The Faces, Allman Brothers Band, North
Mississippi Hill Country Blues, Stax records style soul, Tony Joe White, Black Crowes, as
well as proto-punk and garage bands like The Stooges, The Clash, MC5 and The Sonics.
The sound that comes out is a product of the experiences lived.
4:30 pm
Where: The Matchbox
New entertainment venue in historic downtown Clarksdale! (Next door to Bluestown Music.)
Ghalia Volt is a force of nature who comes to Juke Joint Festival from New Orleans but originally hails from Belgium, where the blues bug bit early. After multiple visits to Mississippi and the American South in search of real-deal blues and roots musics, she moved here to join the scene. This year, she'll be featured as her amazing one-woman-blues-band. Be sure to ask about her latest CD and LP releases after her shows!
5:30 pm
Brothers John (Vocals, Harmonica, Drums) and Ted Siegel (Vocals, Guitar) make up The Deltaz, a Blues Americana duo from Nashville, Tennesessee. The Deltaz have spent their hours rigorously touring, headlining shows across the country, regularly touring in Europe, while attracting the attention of sonic peers such as alt-country act The White Buffalo and Mississippi Blues legend Watermelon Slim, playing with both on several occasions
The Deltaz have had their music placed on CMT and MTV television shows and most recently The Deltaz had their song "Wild Mustang" featured in a film directed by Edward James Olmos, "The Devil Has a Name", recorded as a duet with vocal rock legend Bonnie Bramlett (Eric Clapton, Leon Russell). Since The Deltaz have settled into Nashville they’ve become a staple in their neighborhood of Leipers Fork regularly performing at Fox & Locke and in 2021 at Franklin Tennessee’s Pilgrimage Festival.
9:00 am
No information.
10:00 am
Robert Kimbrough Sr continues the Cotton Patch Soul Blues style created by his father, the legendary Junior
Kimbrough. From an early age, Robert was steeped in the sounds and life of North Mississippi and its distinctive
style of blues. Growing up, Robert listened, first-hand to Mississippi blues royalty that played with his father at
home, at Junior’s Juke Joint Club, and the ever frequent weekend house party and porch jam session. The blues
was simply part of everyday life as a Kimbrough. Robert continues his father’s musical tradition, along with some
of his siblings. You can often find many of them sharing the stage on any given night in Mississippi. The
Kimbrough name, along with the Burnside name, is part of a blues dynasty that remains strong today, bringing
people from all over the world to see and hear them play.
The Cotton Patch Soul Blues style that Robert plays is a straight link to the music that his father originated in
North Mississippi. It is a deep soul sound that can be linked back to his ancestors coming from the cotton fields,
singing and ‘hollering‘ as they worked in the tall rows of Mississippi cotton. This distinct and somewhat
underground style of blues is rooted in hypnotic, rhythms and dance-able grooves. The Black Keys released an
entire album in 2006 of Junior Kimbrough cover songs called Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough. Up
until the mid 80s, the only way to hear this music was to visit a church-turned-blues-den founded by Junior
Kimbrough in Chulahoma, MS that unfortunately burned down in 2000.
11:30 am
Stuart Knowles is a published songwriter, producer, and musician from the UK who writes great Indie Rock and Pop songs with
solid commercial appeal. Fronting the Rock band Ninja Baby, as well as recording solo material, his music has been used by
FOX USA, Channel 5, and Virgin, among many others. Stuart's catchy and recognizable tracks, both instrumental and with
vocals, feature vibrant performances and top-notch production, making them perfect for everything from In-Store uses to Film,
TV, and Commercial productions.
12:00 pm
Where: Levon's Bar & Grill
12:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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North Mississippi Hill Country blues boogieman Lightnin' Malcolm (usually with his trusty sidekick Prayer Bailey on drums and second vocals) has been a fixture at juke joints like Red's Lounge (and yard parties like ol' RL Boyce used to throw) for years and years. He's also played on stage or in studio with everyone from Big George Brock and RL Boyce to Hubert Sumlin and CeDell Davis.
12:30 pm
Grammy Award winG Artist, Musician, Realist, Prod., Tymple, GtownsounD; Mainstream; Masterminds
1:30 pm
Angel "Cash" Ocasio, Jr., a prominent figure in Macon's music scene, leads Cash's Juke Joint, a powerhouse band delivering soul-stirring music. Rooted in Blues, Sacred Steel, Soul, Funk, and Rock, their groovy fusion captivates audiences. Hailing from Macon, GA, the band, comprised of seasoned musicians, boasts a rich history playing diverse venues. Cash's Juke Joint has shared stages with icons like Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott and The Legendary Wailers, showcasing their raw and uncut sound. Known for getting straight to the nitty-gritty, experiencing the dynamic vibes of Cash's Juke Joint live is a must for music enthusiasts.
2:30 pm
Reverend Robert is known for his genuine conviction and honest delivery. His passion for
the blues led him to the prewar blues style of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, and other
delta blues giants.
Having immersed himself in their recordings, Reverend Robert emerged with an authentic
feeling for the blues that is matched by his easy-going and artistic personality. Reverend
Robert’s tasteful slide guitar playing garnered the attention of the National Slide Guitar
Festival in North Carolina where he took first place in their competition in 2004.
He has entertained audiences throughout the United States, Canada, the U.K., Europe,
and India. In the past two decades he has developed his one-man blues show to
incorporate the influences of jazz, ragtime, and swing, as well as Caribbean, Hawaiian,
African and Indian music.
The perfect combination of tradition and creative innovation, the Reverend’s music is at
home on festival stages or in the street, in clubs or in the backyard. Its dance music played
with a stomping beat
and irresistible groove.
3:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
“From sizzling slide guitar…to nitty-gritty harp blowing…to a gruff, resonating Okie twang, Slim
delivers acutely
personal workingman blues with both hands on the wheel of life, a bottle of hooch in his pocket,
and the Bible on
the passenger seat” (HARP Magazine).
Slim was raised in North Carolina listening to the housekeeper sing John Lee Hooker songs. In
the Vietnam war
he wound up in a hospital bed where he taught himself upside-down left-handed slide guitar on a
$5 balsawood
model using a triangle pick cut from a rusty coffee can top and his Army issued Zippo lighter as
the slide.
Slim has been a truck driver, forklift operator, sawmiller (where he lost a partial finger), firewood
salesman,
collection agent, funeral officiator and at times a small time criminal. His colorful songs and raw
talent reflect his
many adventures and misadventures. Very entertaining!
8:30 pm
Where: Ooze Bar
The new Ooze Bar (in former Rock & Blues Museum location next to Hambone) is the new blues bar/toy museum inspiration of The Mojo Hands leader Chris Mullens!
https://www.instagram.com/themojohands/?hl=en
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Bill Abel learned
first hand from
Delta blues legends
of the likes of Paul
“Wine" Jones,
Cadillac
John
Nolden, T
Model
Ford, and Honey Boy
Edwards. Bill plays
a hard driving
electrified country
blues, a gritty
unorthodox
modern
day juke joint
sound, unique in its
own. He has toured
Europe and the
United States
headlining many
festivals.
12:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
Noon to 6PM Dr. B's open mic.
2:00 pm
Ilana Katz Katz is a Blues and Appalachian fiddler, singer, songwriting musical chameleon whose busking passion began on Boston’s subway platforms in 2008. Known internationally for her signature solo performances, she also lends her fiddling prowess to a who’s who of Blues musicians and beyond as a recording artist and special guest. She does her best to bring positive vibes to our strange world by offering (FREE) home-baked cookies at her performances. Ilana is also a novelist, sews one-of-a-kind jackets and berets, makes organic body balm, and is a henna artist. More info: www.ilanakatz.com and @ilanakatzkatz (Instagram) and www.facebook.com/ilanakatzkatz
2:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
In front of Deak’s Harmonica shop
2:00 PM to 430 Bill Abel and groove wranglers.
3:00 pm
Where: Bad Apple Blues Club
Formerly "Club 2000" juke joint, the Bad Apple Blues Club is the blues venue run by Sean "Bad" Apple!
http://thefrontlinemusic.com/tag/club-2000/
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Baptized in the fire water of Clarksdale, MS., Sean “Bad” Apple
began his spiritual journey of learning the blues by seeking out
the old blues musicians that were willing to share their years of
knowledge. Sean is working hard to keep Hill Country Blues alive
and well. People are always in for a good show and never leave
disappointed when the Bad Apple is on the stage
Wednesday
4:00-6:00 pm Women in Blues Welcome Party #LiveFrom Clarksdale
Thursday
4:00-5:00pm Women in Blues Happy Hour
Bear Ryan & The Delta Snakes transcend boundaries, blending elements of blues, country, americana, and rock n roll - evoking the raw, soulful essence of the swampy south. Made up of Clarksdale locals, the Delta Snakes feature heavy-hitters such as Guitar Frenchie, Ryan Robertson, and “BE” on drums. Bear Ryan draws her inspiration from the rich, diverse tapestry of Texas Country and Delta Blues - channeling these influences into her distinct brand of “low fence” rock n roll - as both a gifted singer and compelling songwriter. “The Snakes” will captivate and hypnotise an audience making their toes tap and heads nod.
7:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
The Blue Room Piano Fest 216 Third Street
7PM Dr. B
8Pm Cricket
9PM Lala
8:00 pm
Where: Red's Lounge
Red's Lounge? It's the definition of a real-deal Mississippi juke joint. Don't expect to be spoiled with amenities. All you need is a been-there-done-that owner, some beers as big as your head and some "live" blues you'll never forget. (Oh, and MAYBE something out front on the grill.) This is how blues became blues... how the music grew up out of the cotton fields and onto a round piece of vinyl. Speaking of which, the building itself was called "Levine's Music Center" back in the day, and it's where Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm bought the instruments that played the first rock 'n roll song. Yeah, Red's is the real thing for sure...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reds-Blues-Club/163702543685722
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Edna Nicole and Rev
Slim
8:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Lucious Spiller was born in St.Louis, MO. At an early age, he discovered that God had blessed
him with a special
gift. His dad gave him a guitar when he was four. Immediately he was a natural, he started out
playing in church.
Lucious has performed with countless well known musicians to include Bo Diddly, Larry “Totsy”
Davis, Albert
King, Eddie Clearwater, Robert Cray. He has been opening act for such artists as the legendary
Ritchie Havens’
Bobby “Blue” Bland and the infamous Tower of Power, Zach Brown, and many others. His music
is an energized
mix of new blues and old school injected with a contemporary edge. His songs are brought to
vivid life by his
unlimited energy.
8:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
8:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
The Blue Room Piano Fest 216 Third St
7PM Dr. B
8PM Cricket
9PM Lala
9:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
The Blue Room Piano Fest 216 Third Street
7PM Dr. B
8PM Cricket
9PM Lala
11:00 am
Piano boogieman —
originally from The
Netherlands. Former
owner of the Rock &
Blues Museum in
Clarksdale. Also
ask
about his
musical
"splash
art."
12:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
12:30 pm
Where: Tiny Barbershop Show - Marty's Barbershop
A classic Barbershop in downtown Clarksdale, Ms. Founded by Marty Eubank, the town Barber of over 50 years. The tradition is now carried on by Bear Ryan.
Bear is a classically trained Barber specializing in men’s grooming - scissor cuts, clipper cuts, and beard maintenance.
Bear is a musician. Hours vary as a result. The shop is generally always open Tues, Weds, Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays can vary. Hours are posted to the website - weekly - on Sundays .
https://www.bearthebarber.com/
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BE is a multi instrumentalist from Miami Florida playing all styles of music from blues, soul, rock, jazz
and more. For the
past 3 years he has been traveling the country as a independent musician mainly spending his time
in clarksdale learning
the roots of the blues and backing up the local blues legends like Anthony “big a” Sherrod, Lala
Craig, Lucious spiller,
Terry “big t” Williams, Sean bad apple, Mississippi Marshal and more. This year at JJF he performs
everything he has
learned through the years by playing his favorite blues songs and some originals.
1:00 pm
Jeremy B. & Jess H
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×1:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
Noon to 6PM Dr. B's open mic.
1:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
Deak’s Harmonica shop
2:00 pm
Where: Tiny Barbershop Show - Marty's Barbershop
A classic Barbershop in downtown Clarksdale, Ms. Founded by Marty Eubank, the town Barber of over 50 years. The tradition is now carried on by Bear Ryan.
Bear is a classically trained Barber specializing in men’s grooming - scissor cuts, clipper cuts, and beard maintenance.
Bear is a musician. Hours vary as a result. The shop is generally always open Tues, Weds, Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays can vary. Hours are posted to the website - weekly - on Sundays .
https://www.bearthebarber.com/
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Lou Shields armed
with his 1931
National Resonator
and his 1930s
archtop guitars
captivates his
audiences with his
unique front porch
style. A prolific
songwriter, Lou
performs original
songs inspired by
Country Blues, Delta
Blues and American
Roots. Lou is a must
see.
2:00 pm
Where: Hopson Commissary (main stage)
HOPSON: Home of the old Hopson Plantation and the current Shackup Inn, Hopson Commissary is a combination museum and music venue that has to be seen to be believed. Pinetop Perkins drove a tractor out at Hopson in the 40s, and it was also home to the first mechanical cotton picker.
https://www.hopsonhospitality.com
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If you like guitar
driven blues rock,
fluid and intricate
finger style guitar
picking, and
emotional
songwriting, you
are
at the right
place.
With over
forty
years of
teaching
guitar
lessons to
beginners
and
advanced
players
alike, along
with
over thirty
CD’s on
the market,
Roger
“Hurricane”
Wilson
has made his
own
mark on the
music
world. The
legendary Les Paul
once said about
Roger, This guy
plays some great
blues.” Atlanta
treasure Francine
Reed stated that,
Roger “Hurricane”
Wilson is a force
to
be
reckonedwith.”
With
over a million
miles
under his
belt, and
having
shared the
stage
with such
notable
artists as
B.B.
King, Buddy
Guy,
Hubert Sumlin,
Willie “Big Eyes”
Smith, Jorma
Kaukonen, Charlie
Musselwhite, and
many more. Roger
“Hurricane” Wilson
is just getting
started.
3:00 pm
RL SUPERBAD (AKA: Robin Lane ) is a Primitive, Experimental Mississippi Blues Man,
based from the North Missisippi Hill Country Blues genre with a mixture of Delta, Chicago,
Rock, String Band....which equals Alien KonTraFusion. He is a multi-instrumentalist,
vocalist, song writer/story teller, One Man Band and instrument builder (Low N Slow
Creations). Born early 60s August 2 in Topeka, KS. With no musical background from
family or friends, RL didn't begin playing until 2009, a year after coming to Clarksdale, MS
for a weekend in early 2008. There he heard and met Robert "Wolfman" Belfour who
introduced him to North Mississippi Hill Country Blues, which changed his life forever. That
same night he met Terry Harmonica Bean and Sean "Bad" Apple, both of whom frequently
played in Clarksdale juke joints. RL worked with his good friend Tater on the latter's CD
titled "SUPERBAD", which was released 11/20/10. Unfortunately, Tater had passed at 63
years old on 9/10/10. To get him a Sidewalk Plaque, RL raised funds by hosting Tater's
Memorial Birthday Bash at Club 2000, as well as Jams at Cat Head, Juke Joint Festival
and other downtown venues. In 2011 RL played his first JJF and since has played at
Sunflower Blues Festival, King Biscuit Blues Fest, Deep Blues Fest, Memphis in May,
KnobFest, Huntsville Cigar Box Guitar Fest, Clarksdale Cigar Box Guitar Fest, Nashville
Cigar Box Guitar Festival , Ozark Cigar Box Guitar Festival, Buddy Guy's in Chicago, and
all over the streets of Clarksdale. Having shared the stage with Robert Belfour, T Model
Ford, Sean Apple and Big Boy Martin Grant, Mr. Tater, Liz Mandeville, Bill Abel, Maurice
Vaughan, John Long, Reverend Robert, SpoonMan, Ray Cashman, Watermelon Slim,
Deak Harp, Rhode Island Red, Reverend KM Williams and various others, RL is currently
playing with Mason Stevens (AKA Mason JARrr Stevens) as a duo.
3:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Lucious Spiller was born in St.Louis, MO. At an early age, he discovered that God had blessed
him with a special
gift. His dad gave him a guitar when he was four. Immediately he was a natural, he started out
playing in church.
Lucious has performed with countless well known musicians to include Bo Diddly, Larry “Totsy”
Davis, Albert
King, Eddie Clearwater, Robert Cray. He has been opening act for such artists as the legendary
Ritchie Havens’
Bobby “Blue” Bland and the infamous Tower of Power, Zach Brown, and many others. His music
is an energized
mix of new blues and old school injected with a contemporary edge. His songs are brought to
vivid life by his
unlimited energy.
3:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
3 to 3:45 PM
3:00 pm
Where: Bad Apple Blues Club
Formerly "Club 2000" juke joint, the Bad Apple Blues Club is the blues venue run by Sean "Bad" Apple!
http://thefrontlinemusic.com/tag/club-2000/
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Baptized in the fire water of Clarksdale, MS., Sean “Bad” Apple
began his spiritual journey of learning the blues by seeking out
the old blues musicians that were willing to share their years of
knowledge. Sean is working hard to keep Hill Country Blues alive
and well. People are always in for a good show and never leave
disappointed when the Bad Apple is on the stage
3:30 pm
Where: Tiny Barbershop Show - Marty's Barbershop
A classic Barbershop in downtown Clarksdale, Ms. Founded by Marty Eubank, the town Barber of over 50 years. The tradition is now carried on by Bear Ryan.
Bear is a classically trained Barber specializing in men’s grooming - scissor cuts, clipper cuts, and beard maintenance.
Bear is a musician. Hours vary as a result. The shop is generally always open Tues, Weds, Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays can vary. Hours are posted to the website - weekly - on Sundays .
https://www.bearthebarber.com/
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Lucious Spiller was born in St.Louis, MO. At an early age, he discovered that God had blessed
him with a special
gift. His dad gave him a guitar when he was four. Immediately he was a natural, he started out
playing in church.
Lucious has performed with countless well known musicians to include Bo Diddly, Larry “Totsy”
Davis, Albert
King, Eddie Clearwater, Robert Cray. He has been opening act for such artists as the legendary
Ritchie Havens’
Bobby “Blue” Bland and the infamous Tower of Power, Zach Brown, and many others. His music
is an energized
mix of new blues and old school injected with a contemporary edge. His songs are brought to
vivid life by his
unlimited energy.
4:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Steve Kolbus was influenced by the styles Pinetop Perkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bob Stroger,
and Hubert
Sumlin. Little Arthur Duncan, a great Chicago harpist, taught him to sing play and write music. His
Clarksdale
Blues Revue is a high energy Rockin Blues band that enjoys making people happy. Their live
show is a high
energy interactive show with lots of antics!
Wednesday
4:00-6:00 pm Women in Blues Welcome Party #LiveFrom Clarksdale
Thursday
4:00-5:00pm Women in Blues Happy Hour
5:00 pm
Where: Against the Grain
The Woodcarver's Gallery
Against the Grain is owned by local artist Bryan Weems. A native of Coahoma County, Weems offers wood burning, murals, chainsaw carving, caricatures, art lessons, paint & craft parties and more.
Ramblin’ Dan Stevens is an acoustic blues stylist, bottleneck slide player and protege of New York City's folk legend Dave Van Ronk. His music has been described as "Houserockin' fingerstyle blues emanating from the depths of the delta and careening through the New York centered folk/blues revival to the present. Spirit, presence and originality married to a reverence for authenticity of style." Long a relentlessly touring solo artist covering the Eastern US, Virgin Islands, UK and Germany, Dan performs a diverse selection of upbeat acoustic and electric blues, originals and roots music.
5:00 pm
Where: Tiny Barbershop Show - Marty's Barbershop
A classic Barbershop in downtown Clarksdale, Ms. Founded by Marty Eubank, the town Barber of over 50 years. The tradition is now carried on by Bear Ryan.
Bear is a classically trained Barber specializing in men’s grooming - scissor cuts, clipper cuts, and beard maintenance.
Bear is a musician. Hours vary as a result. The shop is generally always open Tues, Weds, Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays can vary. Hours are posted to the website - weekly - on Sundays .
https://www.bearthebarber.com/
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Where: Levon's Bar & Grill
Laura "Lala" Craig is a female blues artist whose rollicking path to the Delta landed her at the
Crossroads of her
passions for love and music, fulfilling her dream to become an entertainer and share her harmony
with partner,
Dino Musso.
7:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
Ramblin’ Dan Stevens is an acoustic blues stylist, bottleneck slide player and protege of New York City's folk legend Dave Van Ronk. His music has been described as "Houserockin' fingerstyle blues emanating from the depths of the delta and careening through the New York centered folk/blues revival to the present. Spirit, presence and originality married to a reverence for authenticity of style." Long a relentlessly touring solo artist covering the Eastern US, Virgin Islands, UK and Germany, Dan performs a diverse selection of upbeat acoustic and electric blues, originals and roots music.
7:00 pm
Chris James
Where: Against the Grain
The Woodcarver's Gallery
Against the Grain is owned by local artist Bryan Weems. A native of Coahoma County, Weems offers wood burning, murals, chainsaw carving, caricatures, art lessons, paint & craft parties and more.
7:00 pm
All Crawfish Go to Heaven is a trio consisting of Scott Dennis (guitar and vocals) and brothers
Will Arledge (guitar and vocals) and Curt Arledge (drums), playing the deep blues of the
Mississippi Hill Country and Delta regions, focusing on the hypnotic grooves of RL Burnside,
Junior Kimbrough, and Fred McDowell, amongst others.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allcrawfishgotoheaven?
igsh=Mm42YW51YmxkaHht&utm_source=qr
Other clips:
https://youtu.be/rRylNdFwg_w?si=9b1eHLvMfhlCqGq-
https://youtu.be/bzQ7DAN-FKo
https://youtu.be/E11mFOo3pFc
8:00 pm
Where: Red's Lounge
Red's Lounge? It's the definition of a real-deal Mississippi juke joint. Don't expect to be spoiled with amenities. All you need is a been-there-done-that owner, some beers as big as your head and some "live" blues you'll never forget. (Oh, and MAYBE something out front on the grill.) This is how blues became blues... how the music grew up out of the cotton fields and onto a round piece of vinyl. Speaking of which, the building itself was called "Levine's Music Center" back in the day, and it's where Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm bought the instruments that played the first rock 'n roll song. Yeah, Red's is the real thing for sure...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reds-Blues-Club/163702543685722
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Carlos Elliot, a
Colombian band,
pioneers Hill
Country Blues in
Latin America.
Influenced by
Mississippi Delta
legends like James
T-Model Ford, Big
Jack Johnson, and RL
Boyce, their unique
blend of blues,
rock, funk, soul,
and ancestral
rhythms has
captivated
audiences worldwide.
Their music bridges
cultures,
generations, and
continents,
exploring universal
themes of love,
struggle, and
hope.
8:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Louisiana born Heater Crosse began singing as a child and later picked up the bass guitar. She learned
to love
the blues from Detroit/Arkansas Bluesman, St. Thomas Jenkins while living in Hot Springs, Arkansas
then
furthered her talent in Mississippi playing with Super Chikan & The Fighting Cocks, Stan Street and the
Hambone
Band, and Big T & The Family. Her robust style of blues and soul music is buttressed by the dynamic
drumming
of Lee Williams and cutting guitar of Walt Busby.
8:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
8:00 pm
Where: Ooze Bar
The new Ooze Bar (in former Rock & Blues Museum location next to Hambone) is the new blues bar/toy museum inspiration of The Mojo Hands leader Chris Mullens!
https://www.instagram.com/themojohands/?hl=en
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Thursday April 9 - 8PM - Bill Abel and The Delta Shakedown Jam Band with John Masolini’s
Psychedelic Cosmic Galaxy Liquid Light Show
8:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
Ryan Lee Crosby (12
string + vocal),
Grant Smith
(calabash) and Jay
Scheffler
(harmonica). Ryan
Lee Crosby lives in
Rhode Island, but
his musical heart
is
in Mississippi.
He
has released
numerous albums,
toured
internationally and
is a devoted
practitioner of the
Bentonia Blues
tradition.
Smithsonian
Magazine
called him
"a young
torchbearer" of the
style and praised
his ability to
"bring influences
from Africa and
India to the
Bentonia sound."
Crosby's new album
"At the Blue Front"
(featuring legend
Jimmy “Duck”
Holmes)
offers a
hypnotic
meld of
Bentonia and
Hill
Country blues.
Recorded on tape at
Holmes’ iconic juke
joint, the album
was
produced by
Crosby,
with a
selection of
original and
traditional
repertoire.
9:45 am
Where: Meraki Roasting Company
Meraki Roasting Company - Freshly Roasted Artisan Coffee roasted in house supporting our youth entrepreneurship program. Come visit our roastery to try our current coffee profiles. Pastries made by local vendors. www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
282 Sunflower Ave
Meraki Hours:
Monday-Sunday (every day!) 7am to 2 pm
http://www.griotarts.com/meraki
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Angel "Cash" Ocasio, Jr., a prominent figure in Macon's music scene, leads Cash's Juke Joint, a powerhouse band delivering soul-stirring music. Rooted in Blues, Sacred Steel, Soul, Funk, and Rock, their groovy fusion captivates audiences. Hailing from Macon, GA, the band, comprised of seasoned musicians, boasts a rich history playing diverse venues. Cash's Juke Joint has shared stages with icons like Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott and The Legendary Wailers, showcasing their raw and uncut sound. Known for getting straight to the nitty-gritty, experiencing the dynamic vibes of Cash's Juke Joint live is a must for music enthusiasts.
11:00 am
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Laura "Lala" Craig is a female blues artist whose rollicking path to the Delta landed her at the
Crossroads of her
passions for love and music, fulfilling her dream to become an entertainer and share her harmony
with partner,
Dino Musso.
11:30 am
Where: Collective Seed & Supply Co.
Collective Seed & Supply Co.--Clarksdale's only independent garden center & general store.
https://www.facebook.com/collectiveseedandsupplyco/
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RL SUPERBAD (AKA: Robin Lane ) is a Primitive, Experimental Mississippi Blues Man,
based from the North Missisippi Hill Country Blues genre with a mixture of Delta, Chicago,
Rock, String Band....which equals Alien KonTraFusion. He is a multi-instrumentalist,
vocalist, song writer/story teller, One Man Band and instrument builder (Low N Slow
Creations). Born early 60s August 2 in Topeka, KS. With no musical background from
family or friends, RL didn't begin playing until 2009, a year after coming to Clarksdale, MS
for a weekend in early 2008. There he heard and met Robert "Wolfman" Belfour who
introduced him to North Mississippi Hill Country Blues, which changed his life forever. That
same night he met Terry Harmonica Bean and Sean "Bad" Apple, both of whom frequently
played in Clarksdale juke joints. RL worked with his good friend Tater on the latter's CD
titled "SUPERBAD", which was released 11/20/10. Unfortunately, Tater had passed at 63
years old on 9/10/10. To get him a Sidewalk Plaque, RL raised funds by hosting Tater's
Memorial Birthday Bash at Club 2000, as well as Jams at Cat Head, Juke Joint Festival
and other downtown venues. In 2011 RL played his first JJF and since has played at
Sunflower Blues Festival, King Biscuit Blues Fest, Deep Blues Fest, Memphis in May,
KnobFest, Huntsville Cigar Box Guitar Fest, Clarksdale Cigar Box Guitar Fest, Nashville
Cigar Box Guitar Festival , Ozark Cigar Box Guitar Festival, Buddy Guy's in Chicago, and
all over the streets of Clarksdale. Having shared the stage with Robert Belfour, T Model
Ford, Sean Apple and Big Boy Martin Grant, Mr. Tater, Liz Mandeville, Bill Abel, Maurice
Vaughan, John Long, Reverend Robert, SpoonMan, Ray Cashman, Watermelon Slim,
Deak Harp, Rhode Island Red, Reverend KM Williams and various others, RL is currently
playing with Mason Stevens (AKA Mason JARrr Stevens) as a duo.
12:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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For nearly two decades, Batterton and Edwards have crafted a unique sound that marries the raw authenticity of Ozark mountain music with the soulful depth of Delta blues. Their music emerges from the natural confluence of Arkansas traditions — where banjo meets slide guitar, where mountain hollers blend with field songs, where front porch picking sessions flow into juke joint rhythms. Multi-instrumentalists and seasoned vocalists, they transform traditional country blues through their deep understanding of both high country and lowland sounds. Every performance carries the dust of Delta crossroads and the mist of mountain mornings
12:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
Noon to 6PM Dr. B's open mic.
12:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
3 to 3:45 PM
1:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Reverend Robert is known for his genuine conviction and honest delivery. His passion for
the blues led him to the prewar blues style of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, and other
delta blues giants.
Having immersed himself in their recordings, Reverend Robert emerged with an authentic
feeling for the blues that is matched by his easy-going and artistic personality. Reverend
Robert’s tasteful slide guitar playing garnered the attention of the National Slide Guitar
Festival in North Carolina where he took first place in their competition in 2004.
He has entertained audiences throughout the United States, Canada, the U.K., Europe,
and India. In the past two decades he has developed his one-man blues show to
incorporate the influences of jazz, ragtime, and swing, as well as Caribbean, Hawaiian,
African and Indian music.
The perfect combination of tradition and creative innovation, the Reverend’s music is at
home on festival stages or in the street, in clubs or in the backyard. Its dance music played
with a stomping beat
and irresistible groove.
1:00 pm
Where: Tiny Barbershop Show - Marty's Barbershop
A classic Barbershop in downtown Clarksdale, Ms. Founded by Marty Eubank, the town Barber of over 50 years. The tradition is now carried on by Bear Ryan.
Bear is a classically trained Barber specializing in men’s grooming - scissor cuts, clipper cuts, and beard maintenance.
Bear is a musician. Hours vary as a result. The shop is generally always open Tues, Weds, Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays can vary. Hours are posted to the website - weekly - on Sundays .
https://www.bearthebarber.com/
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Will Coppage is a Mississippi-born songwriter and performer whose indie-blues sound fuses Delta roots with a modern edge. A touring artist across the U.S. and Europe, Coppage previously performed alongside blues legacy Stud Ford. His music moves from country blues and flatpicking fire to beats that blur the line between juke joint and indie stage, driven by cinematic, poetic songwriting. It’s Loud Roots, Indie Grit, and Delta Swagger—a raw and real sound born of Mississippi dust and modern drive.
1:00 pm
Where: Ooze Bar
The new Ooze Bar (in former Rock & Blues Museum location next to Hambone) is the new blues bar/toy museum inspiration of The Mojo Hands leader Chris Mullens!
https://www.instagram.com/themojohands/?hl=en
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Piano boogieman —
originally from The
Netherlands. Former
owner of the Rock &
Blues Museum in
Clarksdale. Also
ask
about his
musical
"splash
art."
1:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
Ramblin’ Dan Stevens is an acoustic blues stylist, bottleneck slide player and protege of New York City's folk legend Dave Van Ronk. His music has been described as "Houserockin' fingerstyle blues emanating from the depths of the delta and careening through the New York centered folk/blues revival to the present. Spirit, presence and originality married to a reverence for authenticity of style." Long a relentlessly touring solo artist covering the Eastern US, Virgin Islands, UK and Germany, Dan performs a diverse selection of upbeat acoustic and electric blues, originals and roots music.
1:45 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
Deak’s Harmonica shop
2:00 pm
Where: Travelers Hotel
Brand-new hotel in an old renovate brick building in the center of historic downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi. Cool lobby bar lounge.
http://www.statyattravelers.com
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Ryan Lee Crosby (12
string + vocal),
Grant Smith
(calabash) and Jay
Scheffler
(harmonica). Ryan
Lee Crosby lives in
Rhode Island, but
his musical heart
is
in Mississippi.
He
has released
numerous albums,
toured
internationally and
is a devoted
practitioner of the
Bentonia Blues
tradition.
Smithsonian
Magazine
called him
"a young
torchbearer" of the
style and praised
his ability to
"bring influences
from Africa and
India to the
Bentonia sound."
Crosby's new album
"At the Blue Front"
(featuring legend
Jimmy “Duck”
Holmes)
offers a
hypnotic
meld of
Bentonia and
Hill
Country blues.
Recorded on tape at
Holmes’ iconic juke
joint, the album
was
produced by
Crosby,
with a
selection of
original and
traditional
repertoire.
2:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Born and raised in Clarksdale, MS. Cricket began playing piano at age five and developed into a skilled blues pianist and singer.
She has recorded and performed with blues legends such as Sam Carr, Robert "Bilbo" Walker, and Chicago's Dave Riley.
Her performance history includes appearances at notable venues like Morgan Freeman's Ground Zero, Bluesberry, Hambones Art gallery,
Red's, B. B. King's Club Ebony in Indianola, MS, The Hostil, Oxford Blues Festival, Big Steam Blues Festival Hot Springs, AR., the King Biscuit Festival, Helena, AR., Sunflower Blues Festival, and many more. She performed at Clarkdale's Juke Joint Festival, April, 2025, both daytime and evening slots
and had a special guest appearance on "Rock on Radio, calling in live from Clarksdale to share her music and experiences.
2:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
Ray Cashman is a Mississippi singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose gritty, blues-driven sound has
carried him across stages throughout the United States and Europe. For over 20 years, he has
toured USA and Europe annually, earning a loyal following with his powerful voice, raw guitar style,
and storytelling through song. Performing mostly original material, Cashman’s music blends
traditional blues roots with a modern edge, creating songs that are both timeless and deeply
personal. His catalog includes several acclaimed albums, and his work has been featured in
television and motion pictures, further cementing his reputation as an authentic voice in American
roots music.
2:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
2:30 pm
Where: Tiny Barbershop Show - Marty's Barbershop
A classic Barbershop in downtown Clarksdale, Ms. Founded by Marty Eubank, the town Barber of over 50 years. The tradition is now carried on by Bear Ryan.
Bear is a classically trained Barber specializing in men’s grooming - scissor cuts, clipper cuts, and beard maintenance.
Bear is a musician. Hours vary as a result. The shop is generally always open Tues, Weds, Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays can vary. Hours are posted to the website - weekly - on Sundays .
https://www.bearthebarber.com/
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Ramblin’ Dan Stevens is an acoustic blues stylist, bottleneck slide player and protege of New York City's folk legend Dave Van Ronk. His music has been described as "Houserockin' fingerstyle blues emanating from the depths of the delta and careening through the New York centered folk/blues revival to the present. Spirit, presence and originality married to a reverence for authenticity of style." Long a relentlessly touring solo artist covering the Eastern US, Virgin Islands, UK and Germany, Dan performs a diverse selection of upbeat acoustic and electric blues, originals and roots music.
3:00 pm
Where: Travelers Hotel
Brand-new hotel in an old renovate brick building in the center of historic downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi. Cool lobby bar lounge.
http://www.statyattravelers.com
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Lou Shields armed
with his 1931
National Resonator
and his 1930s
archtop guitars
captivates his
audiences with his
unique front porch
style. A prolific
songwriter, Lou
performs original
songs inspired by
Country Blues, Delta
Blues and American
Roots. Lou is a must
see.
3:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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New and classic blues brought to you from Ventura, California by Delta by the Beach. This lively quartet brings jumping blues, funky-swamp sounds and exhilarating dance grooves to the party. “Our feet are on the beach but our hearts are in Mississippi ”
3:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
Bill Abel learned
first hand from
Delta blues legends
of the likes of Paul
“Wine" Jones,
Cadillac
John
Nolden, T
Model
Ford, and Honey Boy
Edwards. Bill plays
a hard driving
electrified country
blues, a gritty
unorthodox
modern
day juke joint
sound, unique in its
own. He has toured
Europe and the
United States
headlining many
festivals.
3:00 pm
Where: Bad Apple Blues Club
Formerly "Club 2000" juke joint, the Bad Apple Blues Club is the blues venue run by Sean "Bad" Apple!
http://thefrontlinemusic.com/tag/club-2000/
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Baptized in the fire water of Clarksdale, MS., Sean “Bad” Apple
began his spiritual journey of learning the blues by seeking out
the old blues musicians that were willing to share their years of
knowledge. Sean is working hard to keep Hill Country Blues alive
and well. People are always in for a good show and never leave
disappointed when the Bad Apple is on the stage
3:00 pm
Born and raised in Pontotoc, Mississippi, just a stone’s throw from the Mississippi Delta, Joe Austin was immersed in
American music at an early age. His childhood was filled with blues, gospel harmonies in church and “front porch pickin’”
amongst gatherings of family and friends. His grandfather was a finger style guitar player on his off time from being one of
the first crop duster pilots in the state. Growing up, Joe was mesmerized watching his grandad play and learned to sing
along. His grandad passed away and left his guitar to Joe. That’s when he learned to play guitar like he’d always wanted to.
A few years later he also learned fiddle and really began to find his niche. After high school, he attended college on a music
scholarship and played in a country music ensemble. After college, he played professionally based out of Nashville and
Memphis. However, the Texas music scene had always appealed to him. In November 2014 he got the opportunity to move
to north Texas where he produced a record on singer songwriter Tom McElvain titled “Redemption”.
3:00 pm
Crawfish Boil with Joe Austin & The Tallahatchies Hopson Courtyard 10 Commissary Circle
3:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Duwayne has been
immersed in music
since birth, as the
sound of his father
and
friends’
playing regularly
filled the Burnside
household. At 12, he
began to play
drums,
occasionally
supporting R.L. and
performing in the
bands at Junior
Kimbrough’s juke
joint in the fields
outside of Holly
Springs. By age 14,
he’d switched to
guitar and
became a
member of his
father’s band just
in time for the
recording of Sound
Machine
Groove. At
15, he moved to
Memphis to make his
own way in the
dynamic and vital
blues scene that
sprawls from the
Bluff City to
Mississippi’s hills
and Delta. He
ricocheted between
Memphis and the
Holly Springs area
in subsequent
decades,
settling
in his hometown once
again in the early
2000s. Duwayne has
also
supplemented
his career as a
guitarist, singer,
and bassist by
operating a series
of
juke joints in
Memphis, Chulahoma,
and Holly Springs.
Just this spring he
opened the
latest:
the Burnside Bar and
Grill at 645 North
Highway 7 in Holly
Springs.
4:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Where: Tiny Barbershop Show - Marty's Barbershop
A classic Barbershop in downtown Clarksdale, Ms. Founded by Marty Eubank, the town Barber of over 50 years. The tradition is now carried on by Bear Ryan.
Bear is a classically trained Barber specializing in men’s grooming - scissor cuts, clipper cuts, and beard maintenance.
Bear is a musician. Hours vary as a result. The shop is generally always open Tues, Weds, Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays can vary. Hours are posted to the website - weekly - on Sundays .
https://www.bearthebarber.com/
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Ray Cashman is a Mississippi singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose gritty, blues-driven sound has
carried him across stages throughout the United States and Europe. For over 20 years, he has
toured USA and Europe annually, earning a loyal following with his powerful voice, raw guitar style,
and storytelling through song. Performing mostly original material, Cashman’s music blends
traditional blues roots with a modern edge, creating songs that are both timeless and deeply
personal. His catalog includes several acclaimed albums, and his work has been featured in
television and motion pictures, further cementing his reputation as an authentic voice in American
roots music.
4:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
Singer and Songwriter of Delta Blues/Delta Roots and Contemporary Folk. 2025 Arkansas Americana nominee. Sixth album Delta Traces is currently charted at number 3 on the Roots Contemporary folk chart. It is over a year old and spent several months as number one. Currently recording my seventh album. Delta Traces has grabbed international play and also features fellow former Jefferson County Arkansas artist Bobby Rush on the single Hambone Stomp.
4:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
Deak’s Harmonica shop
4:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
North Mississippi Hill Country blues boogieman Lightnin' Malcolm (usually with his trusty sidekick Prayer Bailey on drums and second vocals) has been a fixture at juke joints like Red's Lounge (and yard parties like ol' RL Boyce used to throw) for years and years. He's also played on stage or in studio with everyone from Big George Brock and RL Boyce to Hubert Sumlin and CeDell Davis.
5:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
×5:00 pm
Where: Against the Grain
The Woodcarver's Gallery
Against the Grain is owned by local artist Bryan Weems. A native of Coahoma County, Weems offers wood burning, murals, chainsaw carving, caricatures, art lessons, paint & craft parties and more.
5:30 pm
Where: Tiny Barbershop Show - Marty's Barbershop
A classic Barbershop in downtown Clarksdale, Ms. Founded by Marty Eubank, the town Barber of over 50 years. The tradition is now carried on by Bear Ryan.
Bear is a classically trained Barber specializing in men’s grooming - scissor cuts, clipper cuts, and beard maintenance.
Bear is a musician. Hours vary as a result. The shop is generally always open Tues, Weds, Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays can vary. Hours are posted to the website - weekly - on Sundays .
https://www.bearthebarber.com/
×5:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Robert Kimbrough Sr continues the Cotton Patch Soul Blues style created by his father, the legendary Junior
Kimbrough. From an early age, Robert was steeped in the sounds and life of North Mississippi and its distinctive
style of blues. Growing up, Robert listened, first-hand to Mississippi blues royalty that played with his father at
home, at Junior’s Juke Joint Club, and the ever frequent weekend house party and porch jam session. The blues
was simply part of everyday life as a Kimbrough. Robert continues his father’s musical tradition, along with some
of his siblings. You can often find many of them sharing the stage on any given night in Mississippi. The
Kimbrough name, along with the Burnside name, is part of a blues dynasty that remains strong today, bringing
people from all over the world to see and hear them play.
The Cotton Patch Soul Blues style that Robert plays is a straight link to the music that his father originated in
North Mississippi. It is a deep soul sound that can be linked back to his ancestors coming from the cotton fields,
singing and ‘hollering‘ as they worked in the tall rows of Mississippi cotton. This distinct and somewhat
underground style of blues is rooted in hypnotic, rhythms and dance-able grooves. The Black Keys released an
entire album in 2006 of Junior Kimbrough cover songs called Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough. Up
until the mid 80s, the only way to hear this music was to visit a church-turned-blues-den founded by Junior
Kimbrough in Chulahoma, MS that unfortunately burned down in 2000.
7:00 pm
Where: Levon's Bar & Grill
Ryan Lee Crosby (12
string + vocal),
Grant Smith
(calabash) and Jay
Scheffler
(harmonica). Ryan
Lee Crosby lives in
Rhode Island, but
his musical heart
is
in Mississippi.
He
has released
numerous albums,
toured
internationally and
is a devoted
practitioner of the
Bentonia Blues
tradition.
Smithsonian
Magazine
called him
"a young
torchbearer" of the
style and praised
his ability to
"bring influences
from Africa and
India to the
Bentonia sound."
Crosby's new album
"At the Blue Front"
(featuring legend
Jimmy “Duck”
Holmes)
offers a
hypnotic
meld of
Bentonia and
Hill
Country blues.
Recorded on tape at
Holmes’ iconic juke
joint, the album
was
produced by
Crosby,
with a
selection of
original and
traditional
repertoire.
7:00 pm
Where: Against the Grain
The Woodcarver's Gallery
Against the Grain is owned by local artist Bryan Weems. A native of Coahoma County, Weems offers wood burning, murals, chainsaw carving, caricatures, art lessons, paint & craft parties and more.
7:00 pm
Where: Auberge Hostel (Old Madidi Bar)
Perfect location. Excellent accommodations and incredible rates.
https://www.aubergehostels.com/clarksdale/
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Dallas Alice is a
high energy avant-
garde duo where
first generation
blues meets jazz
fusion. True
spontaneity where
nothing is rehearsed
or written but a
live musical
conversation between
two pros. Dallas
Alice is comprised
of the virtuosity of
Alice Hasen of
Memphis, TN and the
fearless
improvisation of
Mississippi music
veteran John Mohead.
7:00 pm
Where: Pete's Grill
LIVE BLUES TBA. Night time music venue with $10.00 wrist band.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petes-Cafe-Clarksdale-Ms/885163988186608
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All Crawfish Go to Heaven is a trio consisting of Scott Dennis (guitar and vocals) and brothers Will Arledge (guitar and vocals) and Curt Arledge (drums), playing the deep blues of the Mississippi Hill Country and Delta regions, focusing on the hypnotic grooves of RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and Fred McDowell, amongst others.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allcrawfishgotoheaven?igsh=Mm42YW51YmxkaHht&utm_source=qr
Other clips:
https://youtu.be/rRylNdFwg_w?si=9b1eHLvMfhlCqGq-
https://youtu.be/bzQ7DAN-FKo
https://youtu.be/E11mFOo3pFc
7:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Ghalia Volt is a force of nature who comes to Juke Joint Festival from New Orleans but originally hails from Belgium, where the blues bug bit early. After multiple visits to Mississippi and the American South in search of real-deal blues and roots musics, she moved here to join the scene. This year, she'll be featured as her amazing one-woman-blues-band. Be sure to ask about her latest CD and LP releases after her shows!
8:00 pm
Where: Red's Lounge
Red's Lounge? It's the definition of a real-deal Mississippi juke joint. Don't expect to be spoiled with amenities. All you need is a been-there-done-that owner, some beers as big as your head and some "live" blues you'll never forget. (Oh, and MAYBE something out front on the grill.) This is how blues became blues... how the music grew up out of the cotton fields and onto a round piece of vinyl. Speaking of which, the building itself was called "Levine's Music Center" back in the day, and it's where Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm bought the instruments that played the first rock 'n roll song. Yeah, Red's is the real thing for sure...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reds-Blues-Club/163702543685722
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The youngest guitar playing son of North Mississippi blues legend Junior Kimbrough keeps his father's "cotton patch soul blues" sounds alive at jukes, clubs and festivals throughout the South. Robert and his band are regulars at Juke Joint Festival, having played the annual event for years. Ask him about his latest CD.
8:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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He's been called "The Torchbearer of the Clarksdale Sound" with good reason. No other
blues guitarist alive played with so many of the late-greats of the infamous Clarksdale
blues scene. Anthony "Big A" Sherrod played in bands with Big Jack Johnson, Super
Chikan, Big George Brock, Bilbo Walker, Wesley "Junebug" Jefferson, Michael "Dr. Mike"
James, Josh "Razorblade" Stewart, Mr. Johnnie Billington and others (plus sat in with
Buddy Guy's 1990s Clarksdale appearance). Today, he leads his own deeply-juke-joint
blues trio: Big A & the Allstars, with Heather Crosse and Lee Williams. (PHOTO BY JEFF
KONKEL.)
8:00 pm
Where: Ooze Bar
The new Ooze Bar (in former Rock & Blues Museum location next to Hambone) is the new blues bar/toy museum inspiration of The Mojo Hands leader Chris Mullens!
https://www.instagram.com/themojohands/?hl=en
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John Krupa Project started in New Orleans, LA (and has recently relocated to Austin, TX)
and play deep groove, blues-based rock'n'roll. John Krupa cut his teeth playing punk rock
in Connecticut and Minneapolis, MN in the '90s and since then he's lived on the west coast
and continued his journey into the deep south where the roots of American music–
rock'n'roll, blues, and soul continue to influence and guide his sound. While focussing on
writing and recording his original songs, he is not ashamed to wear his influences on his
sleeves– Rolling Stones, Johnny Winter, The Faces, Allman Brothers Band, North
Mississippi Hill Country Blues, Stax records style soul, Tony Joe White, Black Crowes, as
well as proto-punk and garage bands like The Stooges, The Clash, MC5 and The Sonics.
The sound that comes out is a product of the experiences lived.
8:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
Stan Steet and friends play regularly at Hambone Gallery, 111 E. Second Street.
Dr. B is the piano
player who runs the
Clarksdale's cool,
new listening room—
The Blue Room—where
he hosts a weekly
Open Mic, film
screenings and more.
Plan now to attend
his new Son House
Tribute Festival!
8:00 pm
Where: Pete's Grill
LIVE BLUES TBA. Night time music venue with $10.00 wrist band.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petes-Cafe-Clarksdale-Ms/885163988186608
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If you like guitar
driven blues rock,
fluid and intricate
finger style guitar
picking, and
emotional
songwriting, you
are
at the right
place.
With over
forty
years of
teaching
guitar
lessons to
beginners
and
advanced
players
alike, along
with
over thirty
CD’s on
the market,
Roger
“Hurricane”
Wilson
has made his
own
mark on the
music
world. The
legendary Les Paul
once said about
Roger, This guy
plays some great
blues.” Atlanta
treasure Francine
Reed stated that,
Roger “Hurricane”
Wilson is a force
to
be
reckonedwith.”
With
over a million
miles
under his
belt, and
having
shared the
stage
with such
notable
artists as
B.B.
King, Buddy
Guy,
Hubert Sumlin,
Willie “Big Eyes”
Smith, Jorma
Kaukonen, Charlie
Musselwhite, and
many more. Roger
“Hurricane” Wilson
is just getting
started.
8:15 pm
Where: Against the Grain
The Woodcarver's Gallery
Against the Grain is owned by local artist Bryan Weems. A native of Coahoma County, Weems offers wood burning, murals, chainsaw carving, caricatures, art lessons, paint & craft parties and more.
Downtown Charlie
Brown, a Chicagoland
favorite, is a
regular at landmarks
like Buddy Guy’s
Legends and The
Desplaines Theater
in Chicagoland. He
performs at venues
across the country,
including Ground
Zero in Clarksdale
and Biloxi,
Mississippi, on King
Biscuit Time in
Helena, Arkansas,
Bluesberry Café in
Clarksdale, and XCAl
in Ashburn Verginia.
You can see him at
festivals across the
United States. He
was referred to as
“Chicago’s Delta” by
American Blues Scene
and was also
featured in Living
Blues, and BG Blues
and Music News
Magazines. His
band’s focus is
Delta and Chicago
Blues.
8:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
8:30 pm LIVE MUSIC : Carlos Elliot,Bobby Gentilo,Eduardo Oviedo
Bluesberry Cafe 235 Yazoo Ave
9:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
Blue Room 216 Third St
10:00 pm
Where: Ooze Bar
The new Ooze Bar (in former Rock & Blues Museum location next to Hambone) is the new blues bar/toy museum inspiration of The Mojo Hands leader Chris Mullens!
https://www.instagram.com/themojohands/?hl=en
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All Crawfish Go to Heaven is a trio consisting of Scott Dennis (guitar and vocals) and brothers Will Arledge (guitar and vocals) and Curt Arledge (drums), playing the deep blues of the Mississippi Hill Country and Delta regions, focusing on the hypnotic grooves of RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and Fred McDowell, amongst others.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allcrawfishgotoheaven?igsh=Mm42YW51YmxkaHht&utm_source=qr
Other clips:
https://youtu.be/rRylNdFwg_w?si=9b1eHLvMfhlCqGq-
https://youtu.be/bzQ7DAN-FKo
https://youtu.be/E11mFOo3pFc
10:00 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
In the world of Mississippi blues and folk art, you won't find much
better than Mr. James "Super Chikan" Johnson. He is the man.
His "live" shows are legendary for their originality and energy.
Whether he's playing his signature B.C. Rich guitar or one of his
homemade gas can "Chikan-tars," you'll know that good times
have entered the building after the first three notes. Winner of the
Governor's Award for Excellence in the arts, Chikan recently
released his 4th and perhaps best CD, "Chikan Supe." He's been
all over the world, but this weekend he's back in town.
10:30 pm
Where: Pete's Grill
LIVE BLUES TBA. Night time music venue with $10.00 wrist band.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petes-Cafe-Clarksdale-Ms/885163988186608
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Guitarist, Jesse Cotton Stone, is a Colorado-Born, American Highway-Raised, Blues Man. He began
teaching himself to play blues guitar by ear, starting at the age of 11.
And he's been pickin' his guts out all over the U.S. since 1994.
Jesse has toured from Colorado to the Bayous of Southern Louisiana several times and has
performed multiple shows at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AR., the Juke Joint Festival and
Deep Blues Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi, not to mention Juke joints Road houses and other
small venues throughout the region.
11:30 pm
Where: Ooze Bar
The new Ooze Bar (in former Rock & Blues Museum location next to Hambone) is the new blues bar/toy museum inspiration of The Mojo Hands leader Chris Mullens!
https://www.instagram.com/themojohands/?hl=en
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Reverend Robert is known for his genuine conviction and honest delivery. His passion for
the blues led him to the prewar blues style of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, and other
delta blues giants.
Having immersed himself in their recordings, Reverend Robert emerged with an authentic
feeling for the blues that is matched by his easy-going and artistic personality. Reverend
Robert’s tasteful slide guitar playing garnered the attention of the National Slide Guitar
Festival in North Carolina where he took first place in their competition in 2004.
He has entertained audiences throughout the United States, Canada, the U.K., Europe,
and India. In the past two decades he has developed his one-man blues show to
incorporate the influences of jazz, ragtime, and swing, as well as Caribbean, Hawaiian,
African and Indian music.
The perfect combination of tradition and creative innovation, the Reverend’s music is at
home on festival stages or in the street, in clubs or in the backyard. Its dance music played
with a stomping beat
and irresistible groove.
4:00 pm
Where: Hopson Commissary (main stage)
HOPSON: Home of the old Hopson Plantation and the current Shackup Inn, Hopson Commissary is a combination museum and music venue that has to be seen to be believed. Pinetop Perkins drove a tractor out at Hopson in the 40s, and it was also home to the first mechanical cotton picker.
https://www.hopsonhospitality.com
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Conrad Olson, Shane King, & Alice Hasen Hopson Commissary 10
Commissary Circle
5:00 pm
Where: Yazoo Pass Espresso Bistro & Bakery
A cup of coffee with class.
In downtown Clarksdale, MS enjoy a cup of coffee and a fresh baked pastry while relaxing in the cozy atmosphere of Yazoo Pass. The espresso bar and bistro serves up fresh ingredients at this welcoming breakfast and lunch spot.
The warm colors and clean aesthetic provide a classy location for a breakfast meeting, lunch group, or coffee chat session in the booths, couch area, or at the community table- or stay a while and enjoy the complimentary wireless internet.
5:30 pm
Where: Bluesberry Cafe
Just Groovin Experience is the ultimate Memphis-based rhythm section that knows to get the party started.
Comprised of talented musicians Charles Gage on drums, John Gage on keys and vocals, Shine Turner as
rhythm and lead guitar, and Robb Roaten on bass guitar,
5:45 pm
Where: Levon's Bar & Grill
Goodnight Irene is a duo from the Netherlands who continue the tradition of married couples playing the Blues. Years ago they fell in love with the Delta and have been coming back ever since for new adventures. They are inspired by artists like Mississippi John Hurt, Josh White and Lil' Green. Come see their show and become part of their adventures too!!
8:30 am
9:30 am
Robert Kimbrough Sr continues the Cotton Patch Soul Blues style created by his father, the legendary Junior
Kimbrough. From an early age, Robert was steeped in the sounds and life of North Mississippi and its distinctive
style of blues. Growing up, Robert listened, first-hand to Mississippi blues royalty that played with his father at
home, at Junior’s Juke Joint Club, and the ever frequent weekend house party and porch jam session. The blues
was simply part of everyday life as a Kimbrough. Robert continues his father’s musical tradition, along with some
of his siblings. You can often find many of them sharing the stage on any given night in Mississippi. The
Kimbrough name, along with the Burnside name, is part of a blues dynasty that remains strong today, bringing
people from all over the world to see and hear them play.
The Cotton Patch Soul Blues style that Robert plays is a straight link to the music that his father originated in
North Mississippi. It is a deep soul sound that can be linked back to his ancestors coming from the cotton fields,
singing and ‘hollering‘ as they worked in the tall rows of Mississippi cotton. This distinct and somewhat
underground style of blues is rooted in hypnotic, rhythms and dance-able grooves. The Black Keys released an
entire album in 2006 of Junior Kimbrough cover songs called Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough. Up
until the mid 80s, the only way to hear this music was to visit a church-turned-blues-den founded by Junior
Kimbrough in Chulahoma, MS that unfortunately burned down in 2000.
10:00 am
Where: Meraki Roasting Company
Meraki Roasting Company - Freshly Roasted Artisan Coffee roasted in house supporting our youth entrepreneurship program. Come visit our roastery to try our current coffee profiles. Pastries made by local vendors. www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
282 Sunflower Ave
Meraki Hours:
Monday-Sunday (every day!) 7am to 2 pm
http://www.griotarts.com/meraki
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Angel "Cash" Ocasio, Jr., a prominent figure in Macon's music scene, leads Cash's Juke Joint, a powerhouse band delivering soul-stirring music. Rooted in Blues, Sacred Steel, Soul, Funk, and Rock, their groovy fusion captivates audiences. Hailing from Macon, GA, the band, comprised of seasoned musicians, boasts a rich history playing diverse venues. Cash's Juke Joint has shared stages with icons like Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott and The Legendary Wailers, showcasing their raw and uncut sound. Known for getting straight to the nitty-gritty, experiencing the dynamic vibes of Cash's Juke Joint live is a must for music enthusiasts.
11:00 am
11:15 am
Where: Meraki Roasting Company
Meraki Roasting Company - Freshly Roasted Artisan Coffee roasted in house supporting our youth entrepreneurship program. Come visit our roastery to try our current coffee profiles. Pastries made by local vendors. www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
www.merakiroasting.com www.griotarts.com
282 Sunflower Ave
Meraki Hours:
Monday-Sunday (every day!) 7am to 2 pm
http://www.griotarts.com/meraki
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Sunday April 12th, Meraki, The Hodge Podge Collage, 11:15 AM
12:00 pm
Where: Ground Zero Blues Club
HEY Y'ALL! "Yes," Ground Zero Blues Club (which was temporarily closed this winter) is reopening in late March—just in time for the best Juke Joint Festival ever!! GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB: Clarksdale's largest real-deal blues music venue offers "live" Mississippi blues music every Wednesday to Saturday... plus special events during festival time periods. Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, Howard Stovall and Eric Meier, Ground Zero Blues Club will celebrate its 5th anniversary in May 2006. Besides the plethora of incredible local blues acts who have performed there, musicians from Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Rush have been filmed playing there.
http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com
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Where: Levon's Bar & Grill
Lou Shields armed
with his 1931
National Resonator
and his 1930s
archtop guitars
captivates his
audiences with his
unique front porch
style. A prolific
songwriter, Lou
performs original
songs inspired by
Country Blues, Delta
Blues and American
Roots. Lou is a must
see.
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Where: Hambone Art & Music
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday night (April 12, 2025), IF Juke Joint Festival Sat-night Wristbands are NOT sold-out, then limited quantities will be available for purchase only at the 243 Delta Ave JJF HQ building (only till 8:30pm) AND Ground Zero Blues Club, Hambone Gallery and Hopson Commissary (if/while supplies last). Entry to any/all 20+ JJF Sat-night venues requires a festival wristband. No exceptions. Details on Wristband webpage or in program booklet.
HAMBONE: "Hambone Art Gallery" and bar, Artwork by Stan Street , is located at 111 East Second St.,between Madidi's and Theo's Rock and Roll Museum . Formerly Conerly shoes [ co- owned by Charlie Conerly, quarterback of the New York Giants and Old Miss.] Before that, the building was the old Delta theatre. Owners Stan and Dixie Street moved to Clarksdale from So. Florida. Both
blues musicians, they were drawn here by the city's historical roots. Stan is a poster designer for many roots and blues festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Artwork is mostly musical, but the Gallery also has landscapes from the Delta, Abstracts, and ecclectic Found Object
pieces.
Laura "Lala" Craig is a female blues artist whose rollicking path to the Delta landed her at the
Crossroads of her
passions for love and music, fulfilling her dream to become an entertainer and share her harmony
with partner,
Dino Musso.
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
Downtown Charlie
Brown, a Chicagoland
favorite, is a
regular at landmarks
like Buddy Guy’s
Legends and The
Desplaines Theater
in Chicagoland. He
performs at venues
across the country,
including Ground
Zero in Clarksdale
and Biloxi,
Mississippi, on King
Biscuit Time in
Helena, Arkansas,
Bluesberry Café in
Clarksdale, and XCAl
in Ashburn Verginia.
You can see him at
festivals across the
United States. He
was referred to as
“Chicago’s Delta” by
American Blues Scene
and was also
featured in Living
Blues, and BG Blues
and Music News
Magazines. His
band’s focus is
Delta and Chicago
Blues.
5:00 pm
“From sizzling slide guitar…to nitty-gritty harp blowing…to a gruff, resonating Okie twang, Slim
delivers acutely
personal workingman blues with both hands on the wheel of life, a bottle of hooch in his pocket,
and the Bible on
the passenger seat” (HARP Magazine).
Slim was raised in North Carolina listening to the housekeeper sing John Lee Hooker songs. In
the Vietnam war
he wound up in a hospital bed where he taught himself upside-down left-handed slide guitar on a
$5 balsawood
model using a triangle pick cut from a rusty coffee can top and his Army issued Zippo lighter as
the slide.
Slim has been a truck driver, forklift operator, sawmiller (where he lost a partial finger), firewood
salesman,
collection agent, funeral officiator and at times a small time criminal. His colorful songs and raw
talent reflect his
many adventures and misadventures. Very entertaining!
7:00 pm
Where: Auberge Hostel (Old Madidi Bar)
Perfect location. Excellent accommodations and incredible rates.
https://www.aubergehostels.com/clarksdale/
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Guitarist, Jesse Cotton Stone, is a Colorado-Born, American Highway-Raised, Blues Man. He began
teaching himself to play blues guitar by ear, starting at the age of 11.
And he's been pickin' his guts out all over the U.S. since 1994.
Jesse has toured from Colorado to the Bayous of Southern Louisiana several times and has
performed multiple shows at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AR., the Juke Joint Festival and
Deep Blues Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi, not to mention Juke joints Road houses and other
small venues throughout the region.
8:00 pm
Where: Red's Lounge
Red's Lounge? It's the definition of a real-deal Mississippi juke joint. Don't expect to be spoiled with amenities. All you need is a been-there-done-that owner, some beers as big as your head and some "live" blues you'll never forget. (Oh, and MAYBE something out front on the grill.) This is how blues became blues... how the music grew up out of the cotton fields and onto a round piece of vinyl. Speaking of which, the building itself was called "Levine's Music Center" back in the day, and it's where Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm bought the instruments that played the first rock 'n roll song. Yeah, Red's is the real thing for sure...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reds-Blues-Club/163702543685722
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torchbearer of the
Clarksdale sound—
Anthony "Big A"
Sherrod!
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13 Third Street. Harmonica students playing.
Steak, Catfish, Burgers Pizza, Pasta
Hobson back yard stage
235 Yazoo Avenue
