Sola Porch Wins Indianola Band Challenge

Solar Porch from Cleveland won the band competition at the 8^th Annual Mississippi Delta Regional Blues Challenge in Indianola.  The band members, Sid Barger, Marlowe Dorrough, and Craig Collins, will represent the Indianola Blues Society in Memphis at the 28^th Annual International Blues Challenge - February 1-4, 2012.  David Dunavent and the Evol Love Band from Sumner took 2^nd Place.  The competition was Sunday, October 16^th at da’ House of Khafre.  Eight bands from across the State came to compete.

“This was the best talent top to bottom of any local challenge I’ve ever seen.  Every act was one I would feel comfortable seeing for a four-hour club date.  The challenge was run at least as well as any venue at the International Blues Challenge finals,” said judge Ricky Stevens, chairman of the Blues Foundation’s IBC committee.

Judges for the band competition were Tricia Walker, Jesse Robinson, Shelley Ritter, and Ricky Stevens.

 

Grady Champion at The Blue Biscuit

The Indianola Blues Society and The Blue Biscuit announce Grady Champion is coming to perform THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15^TH.  Champion is the 2009 Winner of the Mississippi Delta Regional Blues Challenge and 2010 International Blues Challenge Winner.  Showtime:  8 – 11 pm   Cover $5   No Cover - Indianola Blues Society Members

Delta Center provides heritage tour for Sam Houston State students

CLEVELAND – Delta State University’s Delta Center for Culture and Learning recently provided a heritage tour for a class from Sam Houston State University. The class was taught by Dr. John B. Strait, who brings a group through the Delta every summer on a week-long field trip. This year, he was accompanied by Dr. Alan Marcus from Towson University, near Baltimore. Dr. Marcus plans to bring his own college class to the Delta next summer and also wants to explore student exchanges between Delta State and Towson. The Delta Center's Lee Aylward led the tour. 

 

 

Festival News from Highway 61 Radio - Scott Barretta

Dorothy Moore, Johnny Rawls, and more-Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival!

Listing of Clarksdale’s events this weekend-August 12-14:
http://www.highway61radio.com/?p=3473

 

 

Tommy Johnson family gains access to his gravesite....

Wednesday, August 10^th the Copiah County Board of Supervisors decided to build and maintain a road to the Warm Springs Cemetery, just north of Crystal Springs, where Tommy Johnson is buried. A gravestone was dedicated in his honor in 2001, but it couldn't be placed because of legal issues concerning cemetery access, which have now been resolved.  Press release:  http://www.highway61radio.com/?p=3535

 

 

 

New World District Marker Ceremony * Friday, August 12, 2011 at 10:00 AM * Clarksdale, MS