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(December 16, 2011)
NewYorkTimes.com
"At Last" singer and R&B
Grammy winner Etta James is terminally ill. This news was
confirmed by her live-in physician during an interview given
the week of December 12, 2011. Read
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(December
5, 2011)
Hubert Sumlin, the influential
blues guitarist who made his name as a sideman for Howlin'
Wolf and recently ranked 43rd on Rolling Stone's list of history's
top 100 axmen, died Sunday (Dec. 4) of heart failure. He was
80. Read
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(November 25,
2011)
Please send your thoughts
and your blessings to West Side vocalist Joanne Graham, who
worked a lot with the Steelers during their 1960s/'70s recording
heyday and has been a club favorite in more recent years.
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(November 25, 2011)
Chicago-based vocalist
Lee "Shot" Williams passed away this last Friday (November
25, 2011). A biographical sketch of his life is available
on the website "Soul Blues Music" (a.k.a. "Blues Critic").
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(November 15, 2011)
Kicking off Clarksdale’s
holiday season is the Thanksgiving Eve Blues Party at Ground
Zero sponsored by the Sunflower River Blues Festival. Festivities
began at 8:00pm showcasing five dynamite bands, fun contests,
and zillions of door prizes tossed from the stage by MC Chris
Coleman. Read
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(October 3, 2011)
The Delta Blues Museum
has received a place on the Partner Places program at the
National Trust for Historic Preservation located in Washington
DC. Visitors will be able to find information in a variety
of ways. www.preservationnation.org |
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(September 29, 2011)
The Delta Blues Museum
will be hosting a book signing for Roger Stolle author of
Hidden History of Mississippi Blues on October 5,
2011 Read
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(September 16, 2011)
BobCorritore.com
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.
Willie passed away this morning of a stroke. He was 75 and
was musically active until the very end. A brilliant drummer,
harmonica player and vocalist, he represented... Read
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(September 16, 2011)
We are deeply saddened
to report that Willie "Big Eyes" Smith passed away the morning
of September 16, 2011 in Chicago from a stroke. All arrangements
are pending and information will be forthcoming. Read
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(August 30, 2011)
HealdsburgPatch
Hundreds of people packed
the Healdsburg Plaza and surrounding streets Tuesday, dancing
with abandon to the blues, Charlie Musselwhite-style.
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(August 29, 2011)
New York Times
David Honeyboy Edwards,
believed to have been the oldest surviving member of the first
generation of Delta blues singers, died on Monday at his home
in Chicago. Read
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(August 29, 2011)
David Honeyboy Edwards,
the “Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen” has died.
This morning Monday August 29, 2011, about 3 am while resting
peacefully at... Read
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(August 24, 2011)
Sydney Morning Herald
There are reviews of the
museum experience on tripadvisor.com,...and excellent advice
to stop at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale and "get completely...
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(August 14, 2011)
Press Release - Panny Mayfield
Although relief from triple-digit
heat is a contender for crowd favorite at the Sunflower’s
24th season, the festival crown belongs to headliner Dorothy
Moore. Connecting emotionally with thousands, the rich voice
of multiple Grammy nominee ... Read
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highway61radio.com
(August 11, 2011)
This
year’s festival is dedicated to a number of people in the
local blues scene who died over the last several years — Big
Jack Johnson, Wiley “Mr. Tater” Foster, Wesley James, Michael
“Dr. Mike” James, James Alford, and Mrs. Sarah Moore of Sarah’s
Kitchen...
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highway61radio.com
(August 11, 2011)
Official
press release from The Mount Zion Memorial Fund, which has
been assisting the family of Tommy Johnson in trying to resolve
the issue of gaining public access to the Warm Springs graveyard,
located just north of Crystal Springs, MS, ... Read
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clarionledger.com
(August 10, 2011)
Delta
Blues Museum, book signing for Charles Farley's Soul of the
Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland, 2 pm. Friday and 11 am. Saturday;
Son House exhibit; State of Blues, through August...
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clarionledger.com
(August 10, 2011)
This
weekend the 24th annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival
takes place in Clarksdale, and as usual there's plenty of
action in the clubs as well. On Friday night the ...
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(August 9, 2011)
The
Delta Blues Museum is hosting two book signings on August
12th & 13, 2011 for Charles Farley, author of Soul
of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland, New Biography.
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(August
4, 2011)
Planning a
trip to the Chicago area? Check out the ICMusicFest on Saturday,
August 20, 2011. This event is sponsored by The Crossroads
Bar & Grill. Donations collected during the festival will
help support the History of the Blues at the Delta Blues Museum.
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(August 2, 2011)
Press Release - Panny Mayfield
Steamy nights in August are no
problem for the Sunflower Festival’s insatiable appetite for
cool Southern Soul artists, says co-chairman Melville Tillis.
Following in the festival’s Friday night tradition of presenting
soul masters topped by Latimore packing 9,000 music fans in
Blues Alley will be Mid-South favorites: David Brinston and
Nathaniel Kimble. Returning following his 2007 performance...
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(August 3, 2011)
Discover America - Sam in the City
Blog
No matter how much you loved The
Help, music will always steal the show in Clarksdale.
From Wednesday through Saturday, musicians keep the local
blues tradition alive at Ground Zero Blues Club (owned in
part by actor and Delta native Morgan Freeman). You can stumble
upon Blues Trail markers (Ike Turner’s birthplace; Muddy Waters’
cabin), visit the Delta Blues Museum, attend a number of music
festivals and stand at the Crossroads where Robert Johnson
allegedly traded his soul for his talent. Read
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(July
20, 2011)
ClarionLedger.com
The second annual Oxford Blues
Festival runs Friday through Sunday at venues across the Oxford
area. Related events include a panel on Friday at 4 p.m. at
the University Museum featuring photographer Dick Waterman,
Shelley Ritter of the Delta Blues Museum and bluesman Ben
Payton. Read
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(July
17, 2011)
This week, Larry Morrisey visits
the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale and talks with Shelley
Ritter, the Executive Director. Ritter gives the history of
the Museum, its current programs, and talks about their current
expansion project. Watch
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(July
6, 2011)
Blue Star Museums Blog
Just as New Orleans is inextricably
linked with jazz, Clarksdale, Mississippi is ground zero for
its soulful sister, the blues. Here, deep in “the land where
the blues began,” the Delta Blues Museum is dedicated to preserving
and teaching this uniquely American musical form.
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(June
17, 2011)
Dorothy Moore and Johnny Rawls to headline the 24th Annual
Sunflower Festival on August 12-14, 2011. Read
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Lineup |
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(June 8, 2011)
The Delta Blues Museum will open its newest exhibit focusing
on SON HOUSE, June 23, 2011 from 5:00 - 7:00pm Press
Release Media
Advisory
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(June 6, 2011)
Delta Blues Museum music students and artists on the recently
released CD "From Clarksdale to Kansas City, Vol 1" have been
awarded scholarships from the Pinetop Perkins Foundation.
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(June 2011)
The Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi, has been
included in the Family Days Out USA online listing of kid
friendly places to visit. Read
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BluesSource.com
(June 2011)
The Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival is produced
by the Sunflower River Blues Association who donate their
time and services all year to showcase the unique cultural
heritage of Mississippi Delta blues and gospel music. New
members are welcome to join and attend meetings at the Delta
Blues Museum. Membership dues are $15 per year.
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Clarksdale
Press Register
(June 1, 2011)
The Delta Blues Museum will host a CD release party on Thursday,
June 2, 2011 at Ground Zero Blues Club from 6-8 pm to celebrate
the release of "From Clarksdale to Kansas ...
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HuffingtonPost.com
(June 1, 2011)
They know nothing about the blues." Fortunately, thanks to
the Delta Blues Museum Educational Project in Clarksdale,
Mississippi, and the Alabama Blues ... Read
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(May 2011)
Show your support of the Delta Blues Museum by purchasing
a custom engraved blues brick which will be used to complete
the new Muddy Waters Addition.
Learn
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Facebook
(May 29, 2011)
Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale is writing that Pinetop Perkins
died today ... RIP Pinetop Read
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(May 27, 2011)
On June 2, 2011 the Delta Blues Museum and Ground Zero Blues
Club will be hosting a CD Release Party for Museum Bands CD
"From Clarksdale to Kansas City".
Press
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Canada.com
(May 26, 2011)
I find him on a Friday afternoon in Clarksdale, holding court
before a rapt audience at the Delta Blues Museum. He's asked
for his opinion on white rock 'n' ... Read
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(April
2011)
The Leland Blues Project has regretfully cancelled the following
Festivals:
- The 20th Annual Leland Crawfish Festival on May 14th
- The 12th Annual Highway 61 Blues Festival on June 4th
- The Holly Ridge Jam on June 5th
Please join us in praying for all the tornado and flood victims
in all of the affected areas. |
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(April 2011)
On May 6, 2011 the Delta Blues Museum will be hosting George
Winston performing a solo harmonica concert on the DBM stage.
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(April
15, 2011)
Bob Corritore Blues Newsletter/SpinningSoul.com
Malaco Records, which has recorded and/or released albums
for dozens of soul and blues legends, had its offices and
recording studios destroyed Friday afternoon when a tornado
hit Jackson, Mississippi. Of the three buildings in the compound,
one was a total loss, while the other two had more than half
of the structure destroyed. Read
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(April 14, 2011)
In time for the 2011 Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, the
Delta Blues Museum will release "From Clarksdale to
Kansas City, Vol. 1," the first CD featuring the museum's
own student band. Read
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April
14, 2011 at 7:00pm
Coahoma Community College - The Pinnacle Read
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(April
5, 2011)
Great Museums will be showcasing the Delta Blues Museum, sharing
the groundbreaking on the Muddy Waters addition, on their
website through their post "The Blues Live On: The Delta Blues
Museum". Great Museums will also be tweeting and posting more
information about the Delta Blues Museum during the month
of April. Read
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(March
31, 2011)
"Mississippi: State of the Blues", an exhibit of photographs
by noted Mississippi photographer Ken Murphy, taken from the
book of the same name will be unveiled April 7, 2011 with
a reception and book signing at the museum. Read
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antimusic.com
(March 23, 2011)
The Delta Blues Museum broke ground on the Museum's new wing,
to be dedicated as the Muddy Waters Addition. Read
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AmericanBluesScene.com
(March 23, 2011)
Press release for the ground breaking of the Muddy Waters
Addition at the Delta Blues Museum. Read
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JacksonClarionLedger.com
(March 2011) Read
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Highway61Radio.com
(March 22, 2011)
The following is a press release from the Delta Blues Museum
in Clarksdale that I’m reproducing verbatim. Congratulations
to the Museum! Read
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(March 22, 2011)
The Delta Blues Museum hosted its groundbreaking ceremony
for the new Muddy Waters addition to the museum on March 22,
2011. The new addition is planned to be open to the public
in 2012. Read
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July
7, 1913 - March 21, 2011
"Pinetop" Joe Willie Perkins, one of the last classic Delta
bluesmen who still performed and a master of boogie-woogie
piano, died on March 21st at his home in Austin, Texas, at
the age of 97. Read
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YouTube
(March 15, 2011)
The original stone was subsequently donated by McDowell's
family to the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi
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(March
2011)
The Delta Blues Museum mourns the passing of Clarksdale blues
legend Big Jack Johnson, who passed away on the morning of
Monday, March 14, 2011 "around 6am" at a hospital in Memphis.
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(March 2011)
Please enjoy this great moment in time where two legendary
Chicago blues artists, have a moment of glory as they receive
their Grammy for their CD Joined At The Hip! Word has it that
Pinetop, now 97, is the oldest living recipient of the award!
View
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(February 2, 2011)
On February 12, 2011 the Delta Blues Museum will be hosting
a guitar workshop performed by Scott Ainslie Read
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Williams Festival Joins Global
Celebrations Honoring the Playwright’s Centennial Year Tennessee
Williams 19th Annual Festival October 14th - 15th, 2011 Read
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January
30, 2011 at 3:00pm
Coahoma Community College - The Pinnacle Event
Info Press
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(January
28, 2011)
Clarksdale Celebrates 100th Birthday of Tennessee Williams
with Unique Multi-Faceted Spring Festival March 26, 2011 It’s
Free! Read
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(January 2011)
The 2011 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts ceremony
will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Read
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(January
8, 2011)
Michael James, Wesley Jefferson,‘Tater’ Wiley, Sarah Moore,
James Alford to be honored at 24th Annual Festival August
12-14, 2011 Read
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CentralJersey.com/Packet
Publications
(January 4, 2011)
Along the way, Ms. Werner stopped by juke joints, had encounters
with regional musicians and visited the Delta Blues Museum
in Clarksdale. Read
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