95 years of blues: 'Pinetop' Perkins comes to Marin marinij.com I THOUGHT FOR SURE that the last time I saw blues great Willie "Pinetop" Perkins would be the last time I'd ever see Willie "Pinetop" Perkins. Read More >>
	Mississippi lays down markers to tell the stories of native blues legends and events suntimes.com The Mississippi Blues Trail is the most ambitious heritage marker project I've seen since the Illinois Department of Transportation put similar postings along Route 66. Read More >>
	Buoyed by the blues boston.com The Delta vibe is upbeat as big names return and little Clarksdale experiences a comeback. Read More >>
	Photo exhibit opens at blues museum pressregister.com Today, the Delta Blues Museum will present the opening reception of Brandy Kayzakian-Rowe's "The American Delta," featuring her paintings and photography. Read More >>

If you love the blues, you've got to go the place where it was born. You've got to go down to the Crossroads, down to Clarksdale al.com Wade Walton's Barbershop, 317 Issaquena Ave. Known as the blues barber, Wade Walton not only cut Howlin' Wolf and Ike Turner's hair, but recorded the blues, too. His old shop currently operates as Big D's Blues Club.... Read More >>

Juke Joint Festival :: 04.19.08 :: Clarksdale, MS jambase.com While there's no shortage of different ways to enjoy your eggs at breakfast, for the patrons packed inside Sarah's Kitchen in Clarksdale early on the morning of April 19, their eggs came with a raunchy good helpin' of greasy blues, courtesy of the... Read More >>

A Juke Joint Festival Journey :: On the road with 71 year old Bluesman Arthur Williams stlblues.net As a blues lover, tracing the roots of the blues has always drawn thousands south to the Delta. The town of Clarksdale, Ms., the places such as Red's, and the Hopson Plantation, all add up to create the 'true delta' flavor you just can't read about, you have to... Read More >>

America Savors Its Music During Jazz Appreciation Month newsblaze.com Each April, the United States celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), an opportunity to savor a major American contribution to world culture. Initiated by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, JAM aims ... Read More >>

DOWN IN THE DELTA: BIRTHPLACE OF THE BLUES Expresslane Cruise the legendary Blues Hightway into the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where the blues were born and a few juke joints still jump on Saturday night. ... Read More >>

"ZZ Top: Rocking hard since '69 Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA In the late 1980s the trio helped raise $1 million for the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Miss., and turned a piece of wood from Muddy Waters' ... Read More >>

Road Trip - The Mississippi Delta BudgetTravel.com The Civil War is a recent memory and blues legends loom large in the cotton fields and swamp towns of the lower Mississippi Delta... Read More >>