Eli’s coming: ‘Paperboy’ making headlines as breakout soul star
Thanks all the same, England, but we’ve got our own Amy Winehouse. And our version has twice her soul, with none of the crazy.

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Berklee College of Music to sponser local teens

WORLD-RENOWNED BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC
PARTNERS WITH DELTA BLUES MUSEUM AND ROBERT JOHNSON FOUNDATION TO FIND LOCAL TEENS FOR FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY IN BOSTON THIS SUMMER .

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Clarksdale teen receives scholarship to berklee summer program

Clarksdale resident Travis Calvin, a member of the Delta Blues Museum’s after-school arts and education program, has received a full scholarship to the Berklee College of Music’s five-week Summer Performance Program that will be held July 12-Aug. 15 in Boston.

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Cooke Marker Dedication to Feature Historic ‘I Remember Sam’ Panel

CLARKSDALE - When Clarksdale’s first historical Walk of Fame marker is dedicated to superstar Sam Cooke on April 4, the event will include a reminiscence of the celebrity and the New World District ’s rich cultural history.

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DELTA'S ALPHA MALE
By BILLY HELLER

BY any measure, it's been a decent year for David "Honey boy" Edwards. He won a Grammy for his work on "Last of the Delta Bluesmen," had a part in the feature film "Walk Hard," is touring and has a new album out...

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Delta Blues Museum Awarded $1.5 M Grant

The Mississippi Transportation Commision recently approved a grant to the Delta Blues Museum for more than $1.5 million. The money will be used for expansion of the former railroad depot in which the blues museum...

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Delta Blues Museum Featured in Rand McNally’s Southeast Getaway Guide

(May 25, 2007)
Rand McNally, America’s largest map company, just put the Delta Blues Museum on the map — literally. The Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale is highlighted as a “can’t miss” stop in Rand McNally’s new...

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Delta Blues Museum Receives $25K Grant from Blues Music Foundation

(Febuary 10 2007)
The Blues Music Foundation, a non-profit organization launched during 2003's Year of the Blues celebration, announced that it has awarded $191,650 in grants to non-profit organizations and museums that celebrate...

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