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Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival
August 6,7,8 2010
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Tourism Cares
The public is once again invited to choose a site to receive a grant
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Youth Workshop Series: Piano Master Class
pinetopThe Pinetop Perkins Foundation is pleased to announce an inaugural event for musicians young and old. The “Piano Master Class” -- the inaugural event of the Youth Workshop Series -- will be held August 3, 2010 - August 4, 2010.
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Letter to the President #545: “Building up the Blues”
CNN's Tom Foreman

At the excellent Delta Blues Museum here I walked around and looked at their pictures, their guitars, and more. Then I sat down and chatted with a regular ... Read More

Building up with Mississippi Blues
CNN's Tom Foreman explains how the Mississippi blues are cheering up an economically depressed region. Watch Video

1,000 Places To See Before You Die
 


You can find the Delta Blues Museum in the "Blues Highway, Clarksdale, MS" chapter of the publication "1,000 Places to See Before You Die", by the author Patricia Schultz.
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pinetopPinetop Perkins and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith photos and review
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Mississippi Blues Marker Trail Schedule of Events
Mark your calendars for the upcoming ceremony dates along both the Mississippi Blues Trail and Mississippi Country Music Trail.
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mississippi slim

The Delta Blues Museum is saddened by the loss of Mississippi Slim
Mississippi Slim died this morning April 14th around 7 am at Delta Regional Medical Center(Greenville, MS) of natural causes.

ZZ Top, Maroon 5 Added to State Fair Grandstand Lineup
Amidst their success, ZZ Top launched a fundraising drive to create a Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Miss.
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Delta Blues Museum Gift Shop
Great Blues - Shop Online!

Blues, Booze, & BBQ
$39.95
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Honeyboy Edwards received a special merit Grammy for lifetime achievement

  • Traditional Blues Album:
    A Stranger Here,Ramblin Jack Elliott
  • Contemporary Blues Album:
    Already Free, The Derek Trucks Band
  • Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:
    Beyonce', "At Last"
  • Pop Instrumental Album:
    Potato Hole, Booker T. Jones
  • Traditional Gospel Album:
    Oh Happy Day, Various Artists (includes Mavis Staples, Aaron Neville, Al Green, Robert Randolph with mainstream artists)
  • Historical Album:
    The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967), Little Walter.

Congratulations to both the winners and all the nominees.


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.
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Follow Muddy
Click here to see the life and times of the legendary bluesman.



Follow Son House
Click here to follow Son House to see the life and times of the legendary bluesman.


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.

Other Regional Museums
We've put together a list of music museums and others outside of Clarksdale that you may want to add to your itinerary as you plan your visit to Clarksdale. See Them Now!
Give my Poor Heart Ease
New Delta Blues Museum exhibit.
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The Delta Blues Museum's Web site, www.deltabluesmuseum.org, was awarded a "gold" certification in the Corporate Design, small budget, multimedia category, by the Southeastern Museums Conference at their annual meeting, held in Charleston, West Virginia.
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Sunflower Festival to pay tribute to Ike Turner, Rocket 88 musicians

Ike Turner and his Rocket 88 crew from Clarksdale who launched the world's first rock and roll record are being celebrated as musical icons this summer by the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival.
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Blues Foundation Awards
Canadian Matt Anderson & Mississippi Delta Band Grady Champion with top honors at 26th International Blues Challenge.
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