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Here are some links to blues- and folk-art-oriented organizations, museums, festivals, and so on in Clarksdale, the greater Mississippi Delta, the United States, and abroad. We of course cannot verify the information contained on these web pages. If you have a question it is best to contact the organization directly.
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CLARKSDALE WEB SITES...
Planning a trip to Clarksdale soon? Check out these sites for more information. Also, always feel free to call or e-mail us with questions or to get on our weekly Delta "CAT HEAD" Update e-list.Directory of Clarksdale, Mississippi area businesses
Clarksdale Web Info - clarksdalewebinfo.com provides area news and excellent web links for music, events, stores, hotels and much more.
Mississippi Tourism web site - free info for visitors
Clarksdale Press Register newspaper on-line; search for blues articles; sign up for updates
Juke Joint Festival & Related Events - The 5th annual is coming April 17-19, 2009 in the old downtown... outside, at Cat Head, the jukes and more. Fest is Sat., April 18 with related blues events in town Friday through Sunday! Very cool.
Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival - Fest in August. Make plans now. Dates listed here for this and other fests. Check bottom of "Guide To Clarksdale" page for hotel info.
Delta Blues Museum - the one and only... see Muddy's cabin and much more!
Miss Del's General Store - Feed, Seed & Everything You Need! (From gourmet chocolate and cheese to jewelry and bath & body... PLUS the usual plants and seeds, of course.) ALSO, down the street at the old gas station is a weekly Miss Del's Farmer's Market during the summer months.
Studio 61 Recording - record blues in its home.
Bluestown Music - vintage guitars and music supplies downtown.
BluesSource.com - Gary Miller moved here and opened this used record store and information source in 2007.
Ground Zero Blues Club and Cotton Company Apartments - co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman and attorney Bill Luckett with Howard Stovall.
Ground Zero Blues Club Music/Vincent Productions - DVD music film/production company based in Clarksdale.
ShackUp Inn & Cotton Gin Inn (Hopson) - Delta's most unique "B&B" (bed & beer); sometimes a little music. ALSO, the Sunday after the Helena blues fest is the annual Pinetop Perkins Homecoming.
Riverside Hotel - Stay where Ike Turner lived and Bessie Smith died; rustic outside, accommodating inside. Best host in the world: Frank "Rat" Ratliff.
The Loft at Hopson Plantation - Another cool place to stay (beside the Shackup Inn, near Hopson Commissary).
The Big Pink Guesthouse - B&B in the pink house on John Lee Hooker Lane, downtown.
Blues Hound Flat - Cool, new flat (apartment) in a wonderful old building in the heart of downtown Clarksdale.
Uncle Henry's Place - rustic B&B at nearby Moon Lake with incredible Creole cooking
The Belle Clark - Closed B&B.. recently purchased...
Madidi Restaurant - fine restaurant co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman and lawyer Bill Luckett
Quapaw Canoe Co. - John Ruskey's canoe-adventure tours on the Mississippi.
Clarksdale Tourism site - Lists sights to see.
WROX radio station - Clarksdale's historic oldies, blues and gospel station since the 1940s. 1450AM or 92.1FM plus on-line... featuring the CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES SHOW sponsored by First National Bank and Fiser Insurance of Clarksdale every Saturday 7-9pm. Listen on-line at www.wroxradio.com.
Middleton Realty - they found OUR house; maybe they can find YOURS. See web banner above.
Fiser Insurance Agency - Co-sponsor of "Cat Head Delta Blues Hour" on WROX radio. Contact Jimmy Wilson for an insurance quote on your auto, home and more! They also have a realty company.
Stan Street/Hambone Gallery - Clarksdale-based blues painter who moved here like we did!
Isle of Capri Casino Entertainment Resort - Located in Lula, MS... supporter of Juke Joint and Sunflower River Blues Festivals.
Blues-related RADIO in the Greater Delta region
WROX radio station - Clarksdale's historic oldies, blues and gospel station since the 1940s. 1450AM or 92.1FM plus on-line... featuring the CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES SHOW sponsored by First National Bank and Fiser Insurance of Clarksdale every Saturday 6-8pm. Listen on-line at www.wroxradio.com.
King Biscuit Time - Sunshine Sonny Payne hosts this ancient show (12:15pm weekdays) from KFFA in Helena, AR.
Southern Soul Radio - Internet station from Jackson, Mississippi. Great southern soul.
WEVL - Blues and other programming from Memphis, TN. Host yearly "Blues on Bluffs" concert series.
XM Satellite Radio - Bill Wax's "Bluesville" calls Cat Head most Thursdays around 4pm CST for a "live" Delta Update!
Blues (and Gospel) Festivals and Events in the Delta Region
See Cat Head's "LIVE MUSIC" page for tons more festivals with this year's dates!
Juke Joint Festival & related events - The 5th annual is coming April 18-20, 2008. Awesome!
Highway 61 Blues Festival in Leland, MS, June.
Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival - Aug. 8-10, 2008 (plus Cat Head's fabulous Mini Blues Fest on Sunday!). Make plans now. Check bottom of "Guide To Clarksdale" page for hotel info. Check "Live Music" page for line-ups... main fest and Cat Head's!
Howlin' Wolf Memorial Blues Festival See "Live Music" page on this web site.
Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival in Greenville, MS, September. See "Live Music" page.
Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival (formerly King Biscuit Fest) in Helena, Arkansas in October. See "Live Music" page.
Foundations, organizations, and other interesting blues-related sites.
"M for MISSISSIPPI" film/cd project - Broke & Hungry Records and Cat Head Presents... "A Journey through the Birthplace of the Blues" -- COMING FALL 2008 (pre-order DVD/CD today at www.mformississippi.com).
Mississippi Blues Highway Organization - an ad hoc group of Miss. blues interests.
XM Radio - Bill Wax chats with Cat Head about the Delta Thursdays just past 5pm EST (4pm CST).
WEVL - Memphis radio... with blues and more. "Blues On The Bluffs" concert info (click here).
www.mississippipolitical.com - Good source for Mississippi news. Tons of links on their BLUES page.
The Blues Foundation, of Memphis, Tennessee.
"Blues World" - Great blues resource site with links, etc.
www.BluesLinks.nl - Blues Links is an excellent source for international blues web links.
More To The Blues web site of "live" blues gigs around the U.S.
Dick Waterman's web site - He knew, managed and photo'd many Delta blues greats.
American Dream Safari - Music tours of Memphis and the Delta in Tad Pierson's '55 Caddy.
Sharon McConnell "lifecasts", amazing 3-D masks of contemporary blues players.
Great page of BLUES LINKS - tons of stuff... great resource
Center for Southern Folklore, Memphis, TN.
Blanche K. Bruce Foundation, Rosedale, MS.
www.willie-king.com, Juke joint legend.
Junior's Juke Joint, Jr. knows blues, jukes and good ole Southern cooking!
Jesse Mae Hemphill Foundation - she's still the coolest
Goner Records guide to Memphis, Plan ahead. Have more fun.
Blindman's Blues Forum - Blues information and discussion.
Alluvian Hotel - Not a "blues site" per se, but a luxurious place to say while you visit the Delta.
Folk Art links
American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY
American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
The Folk Art Society of America
Intuit, Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Chicago, IL.
SPACES (Saving and Preserving Arts and Cultural Environments), Los Angeles
Magazines of Interest
Blues & Rhythm - Excellent British magazine on real blues. Check it out on-line. Buy it at Cat Head.
Blues Matters - Nice, pocket-size British blues magazine. (Featured Clarksdale in 2005.) Buy on-line.
Raw Vision - Essential folk and outsider art magazine available at Cat Head.
King Biscuit Time - Read "Cat Head's Update" in every issue for news on the Delta. FREE at Cat Head.
Living Blues - Published out of Oxford, Mississippi and available at Cat Head.
Big City Blues - Check out the column by C'dale's Joni Mayberry. Available at Cat Head.
Blues Revue - Possibly the best-selling popular blues magazine.
Juke Blues - Another great publication from overseas.
No Depression - The "Alt-Country" bible... with occasional blues reviews/articles
Bluespeak - Excellent internet blues magazine.
Memphis Mojo - Memphis-based internet magazine. VERY useful for tourists!Museums
Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS. The original. Better than ever.
WROX Museum, Clarksdale, MS. Local radio and cultural history.
Rock 'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum, Clarksdale, MS. New collection of awesome blues and rock memorabilia -- from a Dutch-born, Delta transplant named Theo!
Highway 61 Blues Museum, Leland, MS. Just an hour south of Clarksdale.
Delta Cultural Center, Helena, Arkansas. Across the River from Clarksdale.
Tunica Museum, Tunica, MS. Discover the blues and history of Tunica County.
Blues & Legends Hall of Fame - Cool, little FREE blues museum inside Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, MS.
Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum - Steve LaVere's museum/gallery in Greenwood, MS.
Delta Music Museum, Ferriday, Louisiana. Across the River from Natchez.
Mississippi John Hurt Museum, Avalon, MS. Near Greenwood.
Rock 'n' Soul Museum, Memphis, Tennessee.
Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis, Tennessee.
National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis Tennessee. A must!
