JJF EVENTS
10:00 am
Lucious Spiller
11:00 am
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
1:00 pm
Sean 'Bad' Apple
2:00 pm
Layla Musselwhite
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 Coffee Roasters
Thursday Open Mic is open to all ages, levels of talent and skill. We want everyone to come and share a piece of themselves and their love for blues. Til 5pm
Sunday breakfast with Jax Nasser 10 am to 12pm
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 Coffee Roasters
Thursday Open Mic is open to all ages, levels of talent and skill. We want everyone to come and share a piece of themselves and their love for blues. Til 5pm
Sunday breakfast with Jax Nasser 10 am to 12pm
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
Randy 'Bones Man' Seppala
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: 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
Randy 'Bones Man' Seppala
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.
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 Coffee Roasters
Thursday Open Mic is open to all ages, levels of talent and skill. We want everyone to come and share a piece of themselves and their love for blues. Til 5pm
Sunday breakfast with Jax Nasser 10 am to 12pm
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
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.
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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
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Dutch businessman — and EXTREME music fan — Theo "Boogieman" Dasbach had a lifelong plan. Upon
his retirement from a career that moved him from The Netherlands to New York City, he would settle in
Memphis, TN, and bring his Holland-based hobby, the Rock 'N Roll Museum, with him. Then, he made a
fateful pilgrimage to Clarksdale, MS — not the sleepy ghosttown he'd visited years before but the re-
energized blues mecca of modern times. Shifting plans dramatically, he looked at a vintage downtown
property and then next day put money down on what would soon become Clarksdale's fabulous Rock &
Blues Museum.
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.
2:30 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
Deak Harp and Grammy winning drummer Quicksand Martin.
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: 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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Lou Shields continues the tradition of American music with a solo-performance that pulls in styles of days-gone-by. Using his 1931 National Resonator Guitar accompanied by a unique front porch style of foot percussion and harmonica, he uses his voice as an extension of the past. Lou carries a full sound during live performances while sharing stories, thoughts and experiences with the audience. He has toured throughout the United States and Europe.
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
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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!
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.)
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/
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Dutch businessman — and EXTREME music fan — Theo "Boogieman" Dasbach had a lifelong plan. Upon
his retirement from a career that moved him from The Netherlands to New York City, he would settle in
Memphis, TN, and bring his Holland-based hobby, the Rock 'N Roll Museum, with him. Then, he made a
fateful pilgrimage to Clarksdale, MS — not the sleepy ghosttown he'd visited years before but the re-
energized blues mecca of modern times. Shifting plans dramatically, he looked at a vintage downtown
property and then next day put money down on what would soon become Clarksdale's fabulous Rock &
Blues Museum.
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
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Joe Batterton and Mark Edwards are an acoustic blues duo from North Central Arkansas. Their
sound is centered around the acoustic Delta Blues of the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta. Even
their original songs have a grounded, organic feel to them reminiscent of a time long gone but
somehow still very relevant. Their influences range from Robert Johnson and Mississippi John
Hurt to Doc Watson which has allowed them to develop their own spin on the country blues.
They recently won the Blues Challenge with the Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas.
2:00 pm
Ryan Lee Crosby and Grant Smith
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.
Some folks play the blues while some write about it and present it as their own because it
is. Ray Cashman is the latter. This guy is the real deal. His songs are on the radio around
the world and his European show date list alone would be the envy of anybody looking to
expand internationally. Growing up on the upper Texas coast, his music is referred to as
gulf coast gumbo as it is made up of multiple regional influences both current and from the
past.
Cashman has had his music featured in NBC sitcom " Council Of Dads" and the movie "
The Good House" starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Cashman's 2007 release
Texassippi Stomp which featured Jimbo Mathus,(Squirrel Nut Zippers, Buddy Guy) was
widely praised and placed on a number of critics year end best of lists for blues recordings.
Cashman has toured England, Ireland, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary
and the USA from the Gulf Coast to Canada and sea to shining sea. Cashman has
performed at such notable festivals as SXSW- TX, Swing Wespelaar- BE, Drijf in Blues
festival- NL, King Biscuit Blues Festival - AR, Le Blues Autour Du Zinc- FR, Juke Joint
Festival-MS, Lucca Blues Festival- IT, Deep Blues festival-MS. Cashman has released 9
full, studio albums with the latest being 2023 "Delta Sound" After living for over 20 years in
music cities such as Austin and Nashville, Cashman resides in the birthplace of the Blues,
Clarksdale, MS
3:00 pm
Where: The Blue Room
Downtown Clarksdale's new music listening room, run by Dr B!
3:00 pm
Where: Deak Harp Harmonica Shop
Deak Harp and Grammy winning drummer Quicksand Martin.
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
Lala & Seth Hill
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
Cannonball Red
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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Ramblin' Dan Stevens performs an eclectic mix of traditional fingerstyle blues and originals. He has entertained audiences
throughout the US, Germany, UK, Canada and Virgin Islands. Of special interest is his use of a homemade, three stringed
"Cigar Box Guitar" and one stringed "Diddly Bow".
As a finalist in the International Blues Challenge on Beale St. in Memphis TN and protege of the legendary folk/blues icon
Dave Van Ronk, Dan has been lauded for his ability as a raconteur and for the authenticity of his approach gained by many
years on the road as a traveling blues musician.
Veterans of the Chicago blues scene, the Downtown Charlie Brown Blues Band makes its Juke Joint Festival debut, y'all!
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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In the realm of music, where the echoes of the past harmonize with the beats of the present, emerges a
figure who embodies both timelessness and timeliness. CRUZ The Dame, is a rising recording artist and
songwriter whose work transcends genres, blending the rich essence of old soul with a fresh,
contemporary sound.
CRUZ's Vintage Music style is a testament to her artistry, seamlessly weaving together influences from
gospel, blues, R&B, jazz, and pop. Her music evokes the nostalgia of classic tunes that once filled dance
halls and jukeboxes while infusing it with her own unique flair and modern sensibility.
Beyond her musical prowess, CRUZ exudes a magnetic presence, characterized by her signature Pin-Up
Girl style and vibrant aesthetic palette. She effortlessly embodies seduction and sophistication,
captivating audiences with her bold yet refined persona.
CRUZ The Dame, the self-professed Southern Dame, embraces her multicultural background, using her
music as a platform to bridge racial divides and celebrate diversity. Her lyrics resonate with passion and
authenticity, reflecting her personal experiences and worldview.
Critics praise CRUZ for her ability to revive the timeless essence of traditional Black American music
(blues, gospel, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, jazz, etc.), while infusing it with her own
contemporary twist. With each performance, she captivates audiences of all ages, showcasing a depth of
talent and charisma that transcends generations.
Some folks play the blues while some write about it and present it as their own because it
is. Ray Cashman is the latter. This guy is the real deal. His songs are on the radio around
the world and his European show date list alone would be the envy of anybody looking to
expand internationally. Growing up on the upper Texas coast, his music is referred to as
gulf coast gumbo as it is made up of multiple regional influences both current and from the
past.
Cashman has had his music featured in NBC sitcom " Council Of Dads" and the movie "
The Good House" starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Cashman's 2007 release
Texassippi Stomp which featured Jimbo Mathus,(Squirrel Nut Zippers, Buddy Guy) was
widely praised and placed on a number of critics year end best of lists for blues recordings.
Cashman has toured England, Ireland, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary
and the USA from the Gulf Coast to Canada and sea to shining sea. Cashman has
performed at such notable festivals as SXSW- TX, Swing Wespelaar- BE, Drijf in Blues
festival- NL, King Biscuit Blues Festival - AR, Le Blues Autour Du Zinc- FR, Juke Joint
Festival-MS, Lucca Blues Festival- IT, Deep Blues festival-MS. Cashman has released 9
full, studio albums with the latest being 2023 "Delta Sound" After living for over 20 years in
music cities such as Austin and Nashville, Cashman resides in the birthplace of the Blues,
Clarksdale, MS
7:00 pm
Where: Levon's Bar & Grill
Ryan Lee Crosby blends echoes of Mississippi, Mali, and India into songs that speak from—and to—the heart.
Produced by Fat Possum's Bruce Watson, Crosby's latest "Winter Hill Blues" evokes the essence of Mississippi, refracted by influences of Indian slide guitar. The sound is forged from his life as a traveling musician and studies with Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and RL Boyce.
“Of all traditions, what speaks to me most is the Bentonia blues,” Crosby relates. "It expresses all emotions: joy, sorrow and everything in between. The blues shows us how to have compassion for ourselves and others. Its lessons are endless.”
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/
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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.
Veterans of the Chicago blues scene, the Downtown Charlie Brown Blues Band makes its Juke Joint Festival debut, y'all!
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.
2:30 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.
6:00 pm
Where: Levon's Bar & Grill
Lou Shields continues the tradition of American music with a solo-performance that pulls in styles of days-gone-by. Using his 1931 National Resonator Guitar accompanied by a unique front porch style of foot percussion and harmonica, he uses his voice as an extension of the past. Lou carries a full sound during live performances while sharing stories, thoughts and experiences with the audience. He has toured throughout the United States and Europe.
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.
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13 Third Street. Harmonica students playing.
Steak, Catfish, Burgers Pizza, Pasta
Hobson back yard stage
235 Yazoo Avenue
