May 8th Mothers Day with Jimbo Mathus
May 15th Bill “Howl-N- Madd” Perry
May 22nd The Second Annual Blues Harmonica Clinic
May 29th Kenny Brown
June 2011
June 5th Gary Burnside and Band
June 12th Davide House Band
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WATERFORD: Foxfire Ranch w/Bill Perry
May 15th Bill “Howl-N- Madd” Perry
WATERFORD: Foxfire Ranch w/Kenny Brown
May 29th Kenny Brown
June 2011
June 5th Gary Burnside and Band
June 12th Davide House Band
WATERFORD: Foxfire Ranch w/Gary Burnside
June 5th Gary Burnside and Band
June 12th Davide House Band
WATERFORD: Foxfire Ranch w/Davide House
June 12th Davide House Band
SHELBY: Do Drop Inn w/All Night Long, Rip Butler, Miss Gladys!
DO DROP INN – Shelby, Mississippi’s classic juke joint (as seen in “M for Mississippi” film)
SAT., APRIL 23, 2011 – All Night Long Blues Band with very special guests… Shelby’s own Miss Gladys and Willie “Rip” Butler (formerly of Wesley “Junebug” Jefferson’s revue). 9pm
DIRECTIONS: From Clarksdale, take hwy 61south 25 min or so to Shelby exit. Take exit, and drive to stoplight.Turn right and cross the tracks. Take second left and park across fromclub.
CLARKSDALE: Red’s Lounge w/T-Model Ford & Robert Belfour
RED’S LOUNGE — an authentic Delta juke joint (as seen in the LA Times, recently)
395 Sunflower Ave., Clarksdale, Mississippi
FRI – James “T-Model” Ford — as seen in “M for Mississippi“
SAT – Robert “Wolfman” Belfour — as seen in “M for Mississippi“
SUN – tba
Doors open around 6 or 7pm usually. Music by 9pm.
CLARKSDALE: Walk of Fame dedication for SUPER CHIKAN, 11am
WALK OF FAME
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Fri., April 15, 2011 at 11am – GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB (sidewalk) – Internationally-renowned blues musician and folk art James “SUPER CHIKAN” Johnson honored by new Clarksdale Walk of Fame marker — a project of the Chamber of Commerce. Super Chikan joins blues greats in the Walk of Fame like Son House and Ike Turner. Don’t miss this very special event… as Juke Joint Festival weekend begins.
INDIANOLA: da’ House of Khafre w/Mary Shepard Day
da’ House of Khafre
105 Main St.
Indianola, MS
4pm… with musical guests Mickey Rogers, Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry, Bobby Whalen and more. 662-907-9915.
INDIANOLA: BB King Homecoming
The annual B.B. King Homecoming will be Saturday, June 11, 2011 on the grounds of the B.B. King Museum!
The festivities will begin at 9:00 a.m. with Indianola’s Open Air Market and Kid Zone. The Market will feature locally grown produce as well as artwork from more than 40 Delta artisans. New to the Market this year is are antiques! Booths will feature antique furniture, glassware and fabric. The Kid Zone will kick off with a magic show and include other activities such as a bike parade, tennis demonstration, a petting zoo, face painting, and more!
Indianola Main Street will host a Backyard BBQ competition. If you are interested in participating, please contact Sherilyn Jones at 662-887-2170.
This year’s concert will start at 2 p.m. on the west side of the Gin at the B.B. King Museum. See below for the tentative performance schedule:
2:00 p.m. Terry “Harmonica” Bean
3:30 p.m. Matthew Davidson
4:45 p.m. Jake and the Pearl Street Jumpers
6:15 p.m. Willie Clayton
7:30 p.m. Mark “Muleman” Massey
8:30 p.m. B.B. King
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the gate. Children under 12 are admitted free with an adult. Tickets will be available at the Indianola Chamber of Commerce, Indianola Main Street and local banks. You can also purchase tickets online.
For more information on this year’s Homecoming Concert and festivities, please contact the Indianola Chamber of Commerce at icoc@tecinfo.net or (662) 887-4454.