Thursday, March 30, 2017

JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL

Buy PRE-SALE WRISTBANDS now at www.jukejointfestival.com for Clarksdale, Mississippi's epic JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL on Saturday, April 22nd (with related events running Thursday through Sunday).  

 

Clarksdale live music website:  https://www.cathead.biz/music-calendarNEW Rock & Blues Museum hours start Saturday.  Fri-Tues, 10am-5pm (closed Wed/Thurs).  The Delta Blues Museum hours are Mon-Sat, 9-5.




 

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

New Mississippi Postage Stamp

Press Release:  This stamp celebrates the 200th anniversary of Mississippi statehood.  Mississippi became the 20th state on December 10, 1817.  The stamp features a 2009 photograph showing a close-up of a guitar player’s hands.  Mississippi is the birthplace of many legendary blues artists who created a uniquely American genre of music.  Among states, the Magnolia State is 32nd in size, and with nearly three million people, it ranks 31st in population.  Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with an existing photo taken by Lou Bopp.