Rhythm-n-News : Clarksdale, MS

03/15/2025

03/15/2025

LaLa Craig nothing but the truth!!

03/10/2025

With 26 wristband venues this year—from old favs like Ground Zero Blues Club & Red's Lounge to brand-new spots like The Matchbox & The Blue Room, JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL Saturday night (4/12) promises to be epic! Buy pre-sale wristbands now at www.jukejointfestival (details online), and plan a long glorious night of blues bar hopping to catch as many of the 40+ acts as you can.

10/06/2024

Come 1 Come All to the “KCPSBF”

01/11/2024

Mark your calendars and get ready for the Juke Joint Festival, starting in just 108 days! Join us for an unforgettable celebration of music, culture, and community. You won’t want to miss this!

For more information and updates, visit our website at jukejointfestival.com 💙💙 Hope to see you there!

01/11/2024

Sam Chatmon, who was born on this day c. 1899, was a celebrated singer and guitarist who spent most of his life in Hollandale, and sometimes performed with his brothers in a renowned family string band billed as the Mississippi Sheiks. After blues enthusiasts began to seek Chatmon out in the 1960s, he traveled to play concerts and festivals around the country, most often in the San Diego area, and recorded several albums including "Hollandale Blues" and "The Mississippi Sheik." He grew a long beard, as his fiddle-playing father had done, and endeared himself to new audiences who were entertained by his risqué double-entendre songs. In 2009 the city of Hollandale purchased Chatmon’s house at 818 Sherman Street to move it to “Blue Front,” an area once famed for blues, liquor, and gambling. Chatmon sang about Blue Front in his song “Hollandale Blues,” but told friends he preferred less rowdy surroundings. Sam Chatmon Blues Festival

07/30/2023