Year: 2017

From the barrelhouse power of 1920’s Bessie Smith to the electrified sounds of 1960’s Betty James, blues music has always been a strong influence.

‘Signs’ is an open throttled juggernaut of sensory celebration. Jumping on this sonic train at any stop is always rewarded.

This year’s symposium is being co-hosted by the B.B. King Museum and the B.B. King Recording Studio. The theme for this year’s events is “Chitlin’ Circuit.”

Steely Dan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

“After it happened I thought I was going to die. All of my life’s work started flashing before me and I thought I’m not going out like this.”

‘Groovin’ in Greaseland’ makes us think the band wrote a little something from every single stop on their never-ending tour.

Ten Years After stormed the stages of rock, and they created a sensation that stunned audiences…

“I do believe that my job as an artist is to paint and reflect our times; forging soundscapes that resonate from the speakers into your soul.”

The 2017 gathering is the 19th annual Mississippi John Hurt Music Festival.

“If Paramount had not existed, there would have been a tremendous amount of talent that would have never got recorded.”