In the early 1990s, I often took a cheap Southwest Airlines flight from my native Dayton, Ohio to Chicago in search of down-home blues venues like Lee’s Unleaded and Rosa’s. Then, in 1995, my ...

Music is coming back to one Mid-South community and hopefully, the tourists are coming back with it. COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the annual Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi, but ...

Music journalist Betto Arcos goes to Bentonia, Mississippi, to get a music and history lesson from a storied musician and owner of one of the region’s remaining juke joints. Jimmy Holmes is the owner ...

Thousands are ready to party in Mississippi this weekend. The highly anticipated Juke Joint Festival starts this Thursday in Clarksdale. Officials said the festival is set to bring in a record crowd ...

Some of the most soul-stirring towns in Mississippi come alive along the legendary Blues Trail, especially in summer. From smoky juke joints and historic birthplaces to small-town museums and roadside ...

In the early years of the 20th century, a young and struggling Mississippi native who longed to master the blues guitar stood at the crossroads outside Clarksdale, Mississippi, and made a deal with ...

Mississippi is known for having more juke joints than any other state. This may be due to the rich history of blues in the Mississippi Delta found in Greenwood, Clarksdale, Greenville and Cleveland.

The blues runs deep through Orlando Paden’s veins. As a child, he danced for nickels and quarters by the jukebox. He cleaned, crushed cans, and bagged them. He’d greet Mr. Bill, the bouncer, at the ...