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(October 30, 2009)
Miss Sarah Moore of Sarah's Kitchen & Blues Club
on Sunflower Avenue in downtown Clarksdale was killed this
morning in an early morning traffic accident
on Highway 61. |
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(October 2009)
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. The current site was designed
by Quimby Vance of E.Q. Design, with site mapping, copywriting
and editing, and research by John Howell of Greenland Inc.
Site building was performed by the design team at Verity Internet. |
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(October 2009)
The “Rhythm &
Roots Invitation”, designed by James Tootle, was awarded
Honorable Mention in the Corporate Design, small budget, invitations
category. The Delta Blues Museum Website, designed by
EQ Design, Greenland Marketing, and Verity Internet was awarded
GOLD in the Corporate Design, small budget, multimedia category. |
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(September 2009)
Willie "Rip" Butler, a local musician
and member of the Wesley Jefferson Southern Soul & Blues
Band has recently been hospitalized due to heart problems.
After going to the emergency room, he learned that two of
his arteries are 100% blocked and another one is 75% blocked.
He is currently at home until he is able to have heart surgery.
It is uncertain if he will be able to return to work. Cards
and donations may be sent to:
Rip Butler, PO Box 831, Shelby,
MS 38774 |
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(September 2009)
It’s 3 p.m. on a Monday at the Delta Blues Museum in
Clarksdale, Miss., and students are trickling in for the Delta
Blues Arts and Education Program. Read
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(September 2009)
The music of the Jelly
Roll Kings -- Mr. Carr, guitarist Jack Johnson and pianist/harp
player Frank Frost -- was raw electric Delta blues; a reminder
of a time when such music was made in Mississippi and Arkansas'
rural roadhouses, "juke joints" that hosted gambling
and often served moonshine whiskey. Read
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(September 2009)
CLARKSDALE – Broadway stars,
regional artists, scholars and fledgling actors from high
schools across Mississippi are waiting in the wings to take
center stage Oct. 16-17 at the 17th annual Mississippi Delta
Tennessee Williams Festival. Read
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(September 2009)
Dorothy
Moore will start a musical tour October 1, 2009 for eighteen
days. She will be performing dates with the David Gest My
Life Concert Extravaganza. Moore, best known for her song
Misty Blue, will join pop and soul artists like Russell Tompkins
Jr. and the New Stylistics, Percy Sledge, Billy Paul, Peabo
Bryson, James Ingram, Jean Knight, Deniece Williams, William
Bell and others.
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April 17, 1926 - September 21, 2009
The Delta Blues Museum is saddened to announce the loss
of the legendary Sam Carr. Born Sam Lee McCollum, the son
of Robert Lee McCollum (the legendary slide guitar player
Robert Nighthawk) he was adopted by the Carr family at an
early age. Sam is best known for his longtime association
with Frank Frost & the Jelly Roll Kings. He was preceded
in death last November by his wife of sixty-seven years,
Doris Carr. Sam was 83. |
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- Ticketing will only be done at
the Main Stage. Tickets for this year’s event will
cost $5 a day and $10 for a three-day pass.
- All other stages and areas of the
festival, including vendors, will be open to the general
public.
- Tickets are available for presale
online and in Food Giant and Tobacco Warehouse stores
starting September 10.
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Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
(September 9, 2009)
In the late 1980s the trio helped raise $1 million for the
Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, MS, and turned a piece of
wood from Muddy Waters'... Read
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CLARKSDALE, Mississippi (CNN)
(September 4, 2009)
Pat Davis was just 10 years
old when two black men came into his father's barbecue joint
in the heart of the Mississippi Delta in 1947. A huge fuss
ensued, with four racists shouting every name in the book.
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(August 6, 2009)
The Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival is
recognized internationally for its stellar lineups, but many
fans head to Clarksdale this weekend... Read
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4:30pm on Wed., July
22, 2009. He had been suffering from cancer. Cards and donations
may be sent to Mr. Wesley's widow: Mrs. Sarah Carr, 737 Maple
Street, Clarksdale, MS 38614. |
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(June 2009)
John Lee
Hooker's "Boogie Chillen" was added to this year's
National Recording Registry today. Read
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1928 - June, 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. She will be missed.
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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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(June 2009)
Unveiling party set July 3 at Ground Zero Blues Club. |
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(June 22, 2009)
In Clarksdale, MS, they saw guitars of bluesmen Robert
Johnson and BB King, and remnants of Muddy Waters' birthplace
at the Delta Blues Museum. Read
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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
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NewOrleans.com
(June 2009)
It's 3 pm on a Monday at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale,
Miss., and students are trickling in for the Delta Blues Arts
and Education Program...Read
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Vancouver Courier - Vancouver,British
Columbia,Canada
(May 15, 2009)
It's only fitting, therefore, that Clarksdale should be the
home of the Delta Blues Museum. It's located in the old Yazoo-
Delta Railroad freight depot. Read
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Jackson Clarion Ledger
(May 3, 2009)
Walker took first place at a competition sponsored by the
Delta Blues Museum . "It's an opportunity of a lifetime,"
Bush says. Read
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Loyola Press Release
(May 3, 2009)
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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Clarksdale Press Register
(April 24, 2009)
Those who showed up Tuesday evening at the Delta
Blues Museum were in for a musical treat from one of the all-time
blues harmonica greats. Read
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(April 2009)
Son of
Mississippi, Citizen of the World - OPENING RECEPTION - APRIL
21 Read
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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
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June 10, 1965 - April 7, 2009
The Delta Blues Museum is saddened by the loss of Michael
"Dr. Mike" James. Born in Shaw, MS June 10, 1965,
Michael was a longtime member... Read
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(April 2009)
The Seventh Annual Two Rivers Gala, benefiting Tougaloo College,
will be held on April 4, 2009. This years headline act is
legendary blues artist, B.B. King. |
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(April 5, 2009)
The blues has its spiritual home in the southern state of
Mississippi. Geography, politics and history all had their
parts to play for better or worse, with the grand old Mississippi
River, the privations of the cotton farms and the evolution
of beautiful black spirituals coming together in Read
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(March 2009)
Dorothy Moore, best known for Misty Blue, will sing the National
Anthem a cappella for the Jackson Police Department recruit
graduation. Read
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3/8/1943 - 3/8/2009
The Delta Blues Museum mourns the loss of our friend Willie
King who suffered a fatal heart attack on his 66th birthday.
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(March 3, 2009)
It's always time for a road trip getaway, and a good road
trip always needs music.
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(February 2009)
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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(February 2009)
Jackson native, Cassandra
Wilson won Best Jazz Vocal Album, for Loverly.
Indianola native and blues legend, B.B. King won
Best Traditional Blues Album, for One Kind Favor. Pinetop
Perkins was a nominee in this category for Pinetop
Perkins and Friends. |
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(January 2009)
The Delta Blues Museum welcomes the Mississippi Museums Association
February 7-9, 2009
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(January 26, 2009)
Mississippi Delta Blues, Inc. and the 308 Blues Club and Café
present “A Movie and Music Showcase”Friday, February
20, 2009at the 308 Blues Club and Café, 308 Depot Avenue,
Indianola, MS 38751. Read
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www.sueddeutsche.de
(January 25, 2009)
Das klingende Schnapsdepot Im Mississippi-Delta ist der Blues
zu . sueddeutsche.de - München,Bayern,Germany Im ehemaligen
Güterbahnhof von Clarksdale ist heute das Delta Blues
Museum untergebracht, eine Ausstellung über Leben und
Musik im Mississippi-Delta...
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www.theaustralian.news.com.au
(January 17, 2009)
We adjourn to the nearby Delta Blues Museum, which celebrates
local luminaries such as Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker.
A guy behind the counter, ... Read
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