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Twelve journalism students in the Loyola University New Orleans College of Social Sciences are on an eight-day tour of the Mississippi Delta, in search of stories and photos along its historic blues trails.
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Koko Taylor
1928- 2009
The Board and Staff of the Delta Blues Museum is saddened by the news of the loss of Koko Taylor.

She performed in Clarksdale at the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival and the Delta Blues Museum Gala.
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- Delta Blues Museum Students to be Featured
The Mississippi Valley State University Ninth Annual B.B. King Blues workshop is scheduled for Friday, June 5, beginning at 9 a.m. Read More

John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen" was added to this year's National Recording Registry today. Read More

2009 Sunflower Festival honors
Clarksdale native Sam Cooke
The 22nd free Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival - August 7-8-9, 2009
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Celebrating Tuesday’s opening of the Delta Blues Museum ’s new exhibit of Charlie Musselwhite memorabilia honoring the blues celebrity
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Two Mississippi Teen Musicians Awarded Full Scholarships for Summer Study at Boston’s Renowned Berklee College of Music
Boston, April 22, 2009 – PJ Walker, from Clarksdale, and Demetrius Williams, from Brookhaven, both 18, will spend five weeks this summer in Boston, studying at the prestigious Read More

Hello Picnic Fans, It's that time of year again. We're working hard to get ready for the Picnic and once again I'm asking for your help to spread the word, the press release is below so send to everyone in your address book!
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Legacy Podcasts celebrates Black History Month 2009 with 28 features in 28 days, saluting some of the greatest African-American pop, jazz, soul and blues musicians. Buddy Guy, Sam Cooke and more.
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Delta Blues Museum Gift Shop
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$36.95

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Muddy Waters Cabin from
Stovall Farms

The remains of the cabin from Stovall
Farms where Muddy Waters lived during his days as a sharecropper and tractor driver are displayed in the gallery. Musicologist Alan Lomax recorded Muddy on the front porch of this shack for the Library of Congress in 1940.... Read More

Muddy Waters Guitar
Made from a plank of wood from Muddy Waters' Cabin and used on tour by ZZ Top.

On view at the Delta Blues Museum

Museum Hours

Summer Hours
(March - October )
Monday - Saturday
9 AM - 5 PM

Winter Hours
(November - February)
Monday - Saturday
10 AM - 5 PM

Address
1 Blues Alley PO Box 459
Clarksdale, MS 38614

Phone
662-627-6820

The Great River Road Mississippi River Parkway Commission
www.experiencemississippiriver.com

For more information on the Delta Blues Museum, including exhibits, collections and driving directions, Click Here to download our brochure.