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Juke Joint Festival - Clarksdale, MS
Bar-B-Lew:
http://www.jukejointfestival.com/
I decided yesterday to cash in some frequent flyer miles from all of the work travel I have been doing, and going to meet up with my wife to go to this festival. It is in her hometown, and she is already down there with her Mother for the last week. Probably not many artists that you have heard of unless you are deep into modern Mississippi blues. Supposed to draw people from all over the world to this festival. Will be interesting to see what it is like.
For those who do not know what a juke joint is - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juke_joint.
Bentley:
I know what a juke joint is, I do not believe I have ever been in one, but I have been in a couple of Road Houses and Dives...Enjoy the trip!
Canadian John:
B-B-L: Have fun! :D
Bar-B-Lew:
This is the only juke joint I have ever been inside of. There was no music playing. The owner was just opening up. I was taking pics of a blues marker across the street and he hollered for me to come over for him to show me around. It was the Cozy Corner Cafe in Indianola, MS past down to him by his parents. BB King spent a lot of his early life in Indianola and the BB King Museum was erected there within the last 10 years.
I have been to the more upscale juke joint, Ground Zero, in Clarksdale, MS which is part owned by Morgan Freeman. I plan to go to Red's Lounge while I am there which is supposed to still be an old school style juke joint.
Goosehunter51:
Sounds like fun, enjoy the trip.
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