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What an original. Amazing to see how one woman inspired so many. A songwriter and musician whose influence extended acro...
08/26/2026

What an original. Amazing to see how one woman inspired so many.

A songwriter and musician whose influence extended across genres, she was also a successful businesswoman and humanitarian:

Whether through her music, brands, or a million books, Dolly Parton’s own special flavor of zany sweetness touched the world.

Including our own little ground zero for the blues: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library donated books to children right here in Clarksdale's community. Honor her spirit by supporting a local library like Clarksdale Carnegie Public Library –

Or by rocking out with other inspiring women!

Some of our favorite Women in Blues are in town this weekend. Come see:
🎶 THU 8p Heather Crosse’s Heavy Suga & the SweetTones at Ground Zero Blues Club
🎶 SAT 8p Keeshea Pratt Band Experience at Ground Zero
🎶 SUN 7p Bear Ryan Music at Auberge Clarksdale Hostel
🎶 MON 6p Charlotte Taylor at Hopson Hospitality

…All incredible singer-songwriters with originals of their own.

Dolly once said, “Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that you shine where you are.”

Cheers to Dolly and her legacy – and all who make your own special place just a little sweeter and brighter. ✨

Get away this weekend! (Really: DM us for leads on a downtown last-min stay...) 🛏️ The legendary Sunflower River Blues &...
08/07/2026

Get away this weekend! (Really: DM us for leads on a downtown last-min stay...) 🛏️ The legendary Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival is FREE. It starts at 7p tonight with students from the Delta Blues Museum Band, followed by Heather Crosse's Heavy Suga and the SweetTones, Lucious Spiller, and James "Superchikan" Johnson (and the Fighting C***s of course).

🎸 Daytime music at Ground Zero Blues Club is also free Fri+Sat, with cover starting at 7:30p Fri for the Just Groovin' Experience. Catch Marshall Drew at Levon's, Edna Nicole at Red's Clarksdale, and Sean "Bad" Apple at The Shack Up Inn tonight.

🌻 SATURDAY's live music starts at 10a with Lightnin' Malcolm at the Bluesberry CAFE. Fuel up for Sunflower's acoustic afternoon: Kenny Brown, Libby Rae Watson, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Australia "Honeybee" Jones, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, and Mississippi Marshall. 7p mainstage is Edna Nicole, Terry "Big T" Williams, Mark "Muleman" Massey, Anthony "Big A" Sherrod, Tre Williams, and Nick Markeith & the Cuz Band.
Nearby, Dr. B's Blue Room has an open mic; Bad Apple has music+history; Steve Kolbus & Walt Busby are at Levon's; Bear Ryan, JC Soulflower & Heath Sitton are doing a Tiny Barbershop Show (!); Muddy Alexander is at Ground Zero; and the Delta Princess, Terry "Harmonica" Bean & Big A rock Red's until 1am.

🎶 SUNDAY 10a Watermelon Slim serenades the Bluesberry brunch, then Bear Ryan and bloody Marys await at Hambone 1p. 3:30-9:45p is Sunflower's legendary gospel music on the mainstage:
Ghope Grove, Smith Chapel, BJ Generation, Cody Murphy, Sons of Wonders, Newson Sisters, Spiritual Soldiers, and Josh Myles.


Small covers support bands throughout town: check the Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Arts website for the full, current listing... ALL 7 nights a week you for live blues, good people, and the best of vibes.

We can't wait to welcome you here! 🚗

📸 Photo (c) Shared Experiences USA

Raise your glass to great neighbors and another great Mississippi weekend! The Rosedale Distilling Company is officially...
06/26/2026

Raise your glass to great neighbors and another great Mississippi weekend! The Rosedale Distilling Company is officially OPEN and celebrating with tours, tastings & music all weekend long. (Incl. Sunday brunch until 1:30!) 🚗 Plan a detour en route home from seeing our friends rocking the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic (lineup+details in link) Friday+Saturday:

Robert Johnson famously sang about "Goin' down to Rosedale" in his Travelling Riverside Blues. It's long been a stop for Mississippi River Blues travelers --

And will soon be famous for something else!

Rosedale Distilling is crafting spirits right here in the Delta.

This years-long project preserved and refurbished a 130,000ft warehouse and several buildings in downtown Rosedale. It's a labor of love from Elizabeth and Jack Coleman in their hometown, bringing new industry while honoring its history.

Jack grew up working in his grandfather's Rosedale hardware store. He remembers waiting on the legendary bootlegger Perry Martin, who bought his whiskey barrels there. As Jack explains,

"Martin buried his whiskey-filled barrels in the sandbar of the Mississippi River to avoid discovery, creating a product so good that it was asked for by name in speakeasies across the South and in Chicago, and even served in the Governor’s mansion! Because Mississippi was the last state to repeal prohibition, Mr. Martin never made a legal drop of his fine whiskey… He died in 1968, just after breaking in a new still. Rosedale Distilling will be the first distillery to make legal whiskey in the Mississippi Delta!"

Perry Martin Corn Whiskey was released yesterday.

Sip it yourself at the gorgeous new tasting room, the "Rosedale River Club," downtown at 305 Court Street. (Then GPS 5mins from Hwy-1 to "Terrene Landing" for a detour-from-your-detour and one of the best spots to watch sunset over the Mississippi River.)

The distillery is at 1 Perry Martin Road (formerly AMPCO Road) and opens at Noon Saturday. Ribbon cutting is at 1pm, with tours and merriment to follow.

Dr. Shannon Myers plays Friday night, Terry "Big T" Williams plays Saturday, and the Aaron Smith Jazz Band plays Sunday brunch.

Check their website for full schedule and details. And as always when you Visit the Mississippi Delta, visit Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Arts & its website for where to catch live blues ALL 7 nights a week here.

From here to Hill Country, Mississippi knows how to honor our past, present AND future:
with great music, great people, and great spirits! 🍸🥰🎶

Come celebrate the Birthplace of American music, in this place where it all began. Clarksdale's BAMFest is this Saturday...
06/21/2026

Come celebrate the Birthplace of American music, in this place where it all began. Clarksdale's BAMFest is this Saturday 6/20, from noon past midnight, in venues across town.

Come see Frank ‘Guitar’ Rimmer, Terry ‘Big T’ Williams, Lady Trucker, Terry ‘Harmonica’ Bean, the Grandboiz, Stud Ford, Robert Kimbrough Sr., Jake & the Pearl Street Jumpers, & Edna Nicole AND Cannonball Red -- all with one wristband, in one incredible day.

Their website has the detailed schedule with locations, and Cat Head's lists live blues all over town, all week long.

Can't make it this weekend? We've got live blues all 7 nights a week. And Cory & the Delta Blues Alley Cafe are rebuilding, ready to rise like a phoenix from their fire... in this place that knows how to make music of resilience, and inspire new genres and generations through song. 🔥

Anyone here a fan of Son House? The Son House Tribute Festival is this weekend! Come see Grammy nominee Jontavious Will...
05/30/2026

Anyone here a fan of Son House? The Son House Tribute Festival is this weekend! Come see Grammy nominee Jontavious Willis and BMA nom Erin Harpe - Roots & Blues play Saturday 5/29 8pm at the The Holy Moly, a super cool hidden gem downtown.

🎶 Friday 5/30 7pm at Hambone is Cash's Juke Joint, Deak Harp & Watermelon Slim. More events and details are on the festival website, including...

Who was Son House?

"Born in the Clarksdale area in 1903, Son House was a Delta blues legend whose influence still shapes music today. He mentored icons like Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, and his sound can be heard in artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Jack White, and Taj Mahal.

After stepping away from music in the 1940s, Son House was rediscovered in 1964, leading to a powerful late-career revival."

We're so proud he's among the legends who were born and influenced here -- and love how this new festival is honoring him. Kudos to Dr. B, Kayleigh, and the whole Blue Room & Son House team! 💙

Cheers to 25 years of Ground Zero! Founded by Bill Luckett and Morgan Freeman as a way to bring revitalization and blues...
05/22/2026

Cheers to 25 years of Ground Zero! Founded by Bill Luckett and Morgan Freeman as a way to bring revitalization and blues back to the heart of their hometown... Seems they've succeeded, no?

We now have live blues 7 nights a week, all year long.

Miss T, Sadie & Casey still lead a whole team serving up the best music and Southern food. They've taken the show on the road this year with Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience. It's the brainchild of co-owner Eric Meier, who's at the helm with co-owner Howard Stovall (who's going strong with his Mighty Roots Music Festival too!).

Bill Luckett was our mayor and an accomplished guy, but visit his law office and what was he eager to discuss? Ground Zero Blues Club. Voted #1 in the world he'd remind you, beaming.

Bill would be so proud.

The Anniversary was one of his favorite parties, and it's still a great one.

It's starting now. Tix are at the door or online, Fri+Sat. and come raise a glass to the team at its heart, and the musicians who make it sing.

(Then head down the street to the Tater SuperBad Blues Festival Saturday, Bad Apple Blues Club Festival Sunday, Levon's for their 10th anniversary, and live music at great venues across town. Full schedule on the Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Arts website as always!)

Congrats and thanks to the whole team. Here's to many more.

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📸 Morgan, Eric & Bill celebrating their 20th. 💙

Hooray for a holiday -- and the people and places that make it rock. Levon's is celebrating their 10th anniversary Wed-S...
05/19/2026

Hooray for a holiday -- and the people and places that make it rock. Levon's is celebrating their 10th anniversary Wed-Sat, with Lou Shields Friday and Heartbreak Hill playing Saturday. Call now to reserve your table and say thanks and CONGRATS to the team for a whole decade of great food and service for our community.
..Then grab tix online or at the door to celebrate Ground Zero Blues Club and their 25th anniversary in style. The party starts Friday 6p with Superchikan & the Fighting C***s, the Tina Cossey Band, Big A & the All-Stars, then Saturday 1p a local band jam, Collegiate Choir, Stone Gas Band, Keith Johnson & the Big Muddy Band, and Yella P & the House Rockerz.

The Tater SuperBad Blues Festival is 11a-6p Saturday at the Matchbox, and the Bad Apple Blues Club Festival is Sunday 1-8p with great lineups all day. Then Cat Head, Hopson & Bluesberry are all open and ready to welcome you on Memorial Day.

Check the Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Arts calendar for the latest listing of music ALL 7 nights a week, get packing, and come to celebrate the best blues, best food, and best people -- all together in one weekend! 🚗❤️🎸

Join LaLa Craig and Mayumi Shara for happy hour at Levon's 5p Saturday to raise a glass to Women in Blues. 🍻 Visit Women...
05/16/2026

Join LaLa Craig and Mayumi Shara for happy hour at Levon's 5p Saturday to raise a glass to Women in Blues. 🍻 Visit WomenInBlues.org to sign up for future details on the festival's rescheduled date, and to experience live blues ALL 7 days a week. This weekend includes:

SATURDAY
10a Will Coppage at Bluesberry
1p Hopeless Case Band at Hambone
3p Sean Bad Apple at the Bad Apple Blues Club
8p The Lizard Kings featuring Ms. Nikki at Red's
8p Quita 'Songbird' Davis at Ground Zero

SUNDAY
10a Goodnight Irene at Bluesberry
1p Will Coppage at Hambone
6p Luscious Spiller at Ho**er
7p Heavy Suga & the SweeTones at Auberge

It's May! Come join our Women in Blues 2026 and other great Clarksdale festivals this month... and go party with the Kim...
05/01/2026

It's May! Come join our Women in Blues 2026 and other great Clarksdale festivals this month... and go party with the Kimbroughs and our Hill Country friends this weekend! Here's the full calendar:

🎶 5/1-3 Robert Kimbrough Sr. Cotton Patch Soul Blues starts today and has an epic 10th year planned, Friday through Sunday in Holly Springs.

🎶 5/9 Clarksdale Caravan is a street party of fab local musicians outside Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Arts, and the Pinetop Perkins Foundation's annual Pinetop Boogie is inside Ground Zero, with a heckuva lineup all day.

🎶 5/16 Our 5th annual Women in Blues is being rescheduled-- but you can still rock out with LaLa Craig and Mayumi Shara for happy hour at Levon's starting at 5pm, and Ms. Nikki at Red's and Quita 'Songbird' Davis at Ground Zero starting at 8pm.

🎶 5/22-23 Ground Zero Blues Club always celebrates their anniversary in style! Check the full lineup and grab tix on their website.

🎶 5/23 The 2nd Tater SuperBad Blues Festival is at the Matchbox, just up the block from Ground Zero. $5 cash cover gets you a full day with great musicians celebrating our local legend "Mr. Tater" Foster Wiley.

🎶 5/24 Sean's Bad Apple Blues Club Festival is behind his club Sunday afternoon -- a perfect way to wind down Memorial Day Weekend.

🎶 5/28-30 The Son House Tribute Festival is just $40 for 3 days celebrating Son House with performances, film & discussion. Buy tix online or $10-25 each day at the door.

So y'all come Visit Holly Springs, MS to juke up with the Kimbroughs in Hill Country now, then come Visit Clarksdale for Women in Blues and other classic Delta festivals -- all month long!

04/27/2026

Update: we're rescheduling! More to follow at WomenInBlues.org 💙 Alright ladies, are you ready? Women in Blues returns soon! It'll be our 5th year rocking Delta Avenue with inspiring women of all ages. Come Visit Clarksdale to pitch a wang dang doodle with us, allll night long! 🎶

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