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Sweet Magnolia Gelato, Clarksdale.

Chamber Director Jon Levingston Showcases Clarksdale and Coahoma County at 2018 Delta Economic Developers Legislative Luncheon in Jackson

Clarksdale/Coahoma County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jon Levingston was one of the hosts at the 2018 Delta Economic Developers’ Legislative Luncheon on Tuesday, January 30. Levingston participated in hosting the luncheon which featured food from the delta for the entire membership of the Mississippi legislature and their staff. In addition, Levingston presented a table […]

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Graham Nash.

Today in Music: February 2nd (a Shiek of Mississippi)

Music history and highlights that have happened on February 2nd… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1731:  George Frederic Handel’s opera “Poro” opens in London. 1926:  Three men dance the Charleston for 22 hours in a dance marathon. 1927:  Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz (Bennie Goodman, Tommy Dorsey) born in Philadelphia. 1937:  […]

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Soul Train host Don Cornelius.

Today in Music: February 1st

Music history and highlights that have happened on February 1st… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1896:  Giacomo Puccini’s world famous opera “La Boheme” opens in Turin. 1902:  Important poet, playwright and social activist Langston Hughes born in Jopin, Missouri. 1934:  Kingston Trio singer Bob Shane born in Hilo, Hawaii. 1937:  […]

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Clarksdale Press Register.

Clarksdale Film Festival Review: “Two Trains Running”

From the Clarksdale Press Register By JOSH TROY (with some editing) Dick Waterman had a love for music at a very young age and put himself in danger in his effort to find Clarksdale’s long-lost bluesman, Son House, in the summer of 1964. In June 1964, Waterman, who was living in Cambridge, Mass., along with […]

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Muddy Waters and Son Sims.

Today in Music: January 31st (“Baby, Scratch My Back”)

Music history and highlights that happened on January 31st… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. (featured image on this article’s frontispiece is Muddy Waters and Son Sims about the same time as Alan Lomax first recorded Muddy) 1797:  Franz Peter Schubert (“Unfinished Symphony”) born in Vienna, Austria. 1901:  Anton Checkov play […]

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Blues great Lightnin' Hopkins.

Today in Music: January 3oth (How ’bout them blue suede shoes?)

Some music history and highlights that have happened on January 30th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1911:  Jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge (Gene Krupa and Artie Shaw) born in Pennsylvania. 1928:  Tour de force blues singer Ruth Brown born in Portsmouth, Virginia (“Lucky Lips”, “Teardrops From My Eyes”, “(Mama) He Treats […]

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Clarksdale Police and Fire Department retirement ceremony.

Police and Fire Department Retirement Ceremony

Mayor Chuck Espy, the City of Clarksdale Commissioners, the City Administrative Staff, and the Clarksdale Police and Fire Departments honor their own in a heartfelt retirement in the Bus Station.  The lunch event featured good cheer, good food and a sincere appreciation for the important service that Edward Woods, C.W. Grayson, Milton Williams and Campbell […]

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