Browsing: Delta Blues

To further establish its standing as the academic home of the blues, Delta State University is proud to announce the creation of the International Delta Blues Project!

The streets of Clarksdale, Mississippi were filled with smiles, art, the smell of fresh BBQ, and the best blues music in the world

Mississippi’s oldest music museum to honor the life and influence of the Delta native
with events throughout month

“Half blues festival, half small-town fair and all about the Delta,” fest celebrates Mississippi’s living blues heritage and more!

One of the oldest blues festivals around, The King Biscuit Blues Festival consistently presents a stellar roster of performers. This phenomenal festival’s mission is to focus attention on the heritage and history of the Delta blues… and to inspire!

To connect the musical past to our present, the Mississippi Delta, Arkansas, and the blues metropolis of Memphis have teamed up to create “Bridging the Blues”!! Discover The delta’s incredible history!

The +/- ninety year old, wildly influential delta bluesman has passed away after a long fight with a series of strokes.

The King Biscuit Blues Festival, one of the most prestigious and longstanding festivals in the country, has announced their 2013 lineup.

The small town of Bentonia, Mississippi is an endlessly intriguing subject in both contemporary music and blues history, and the Bentonia Blues Festival is one of the oldest, most authentic blues festivals in the world!

State’s oldest music museum recognized for “exceptional contributions” to community!