Clarksdale venues — museum, juke joints, festival
Where it happens
The museum, the two juke joints, the festival and the cab that gets you between them.
MuseumDelta Blues MuseumMississippi's oldest music museum, in the town's 1918 freight depot.Read →
Music venueGround Zero Blues Club387 Delta Avenue. Opened May 2001 by Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett and Howard Stovall.Read →
Juke jointRed's LoungeThe juke joint on Sunflower Avenue. No cover most nights — the hat goes round.Read →
TrailThe Blues Trail, on foot and by carSixteen markers within an hour's drive, and one folded map that fits the glovebox.Read →
ItineraryOne day in ClarksdaleFrom the Blues Breakfast to the last set, an hour-by-hour way through the town.Read →
FestivalJuke Joint FestivalHalf blues festival, half small-town fair. Every April, all over Clarksdale.Read →
Eat & drinkEat in ClarksdaleWhere to eat between two sets: the Ground Zero kitchen, its bar, and the Bluesberry Café.Read →
Getting aroundCrossroad CabRides in town, transfers from Memphis, festival shuttles. Invented for this demonstration.Read →Clarksdale venues — museum, juke joints, festival
Where it happens
The museum, the two juke joints, the festival and the cab that gets you between them.
MuseumDelta Blues MuseumMississippi's oldest music museum, in the town's 1918 freight depot.Read →Music venueGround Zero Blues Club387 Delta Avenue. Opened May 2001 by Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett and Howard Stovall.Read →Juke jointRed's LoungeThe juke joint on Sunflower Avenue. No cover most nights — the hat goes round.Read →TrailThe Blues Trail, on foot and by carSixteen markers within an hour's drive, and one folded map that fits the glovebox.Read →ItineraryOne day in ClarksdaleFrom the Blues Breakfast to the last set, an hour-by-hour way through the town.Read →FestivalJuke Joint FestivalHalf blues festival, half small-town fair. Every April, all over Clarksdale.Read →Eat & drinkEat in ClarksdaleWhere to eat between two sets: the Ground Zero kitchen, its bar, and the Bluesberry Café.Read →Getting aroundCrossroad CabRides in town, transfers from Memphis, festival shuttles. Invented for this demonstration.Read →