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Lightning Malcolm Live at Cregeen's in Jonesboro

Lightning Malcolm Live at Cregeen’s in Jonesboro

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Crawfish and Hill Country Blues in Memphis’ Overton Square Mention crawfish and most people will immediately think of Louisiana, but the "mudbug" is a popular sign of spring throughout the South, and Memphis is no exception.

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Kicking Off A New Year With Lightning Malcolm at Red's

Kicking Off A New Year With Lightning Malcolm at Red’s

It may have been cold outside, but the new year got off to a hot start at Red’s Lounge in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with a live performance by Lightning Malcolm, one of the youngest generation of bluesmen who were mentored by R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough and who help to preserve the unique Hill Country style of Mississippi blues. As for Red’s, it is really one of the last juke joints still…

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Preserving the Black Fife and Drum Tradition at Gravel Springs For fans of the blues in Mississippi, the summer is somewhat framed by two major events, the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in June, which celebrates the Hill Country blues tradition, and the Otha Turner Picnic at Gravel Springs near Senatobia, generally held in August on the weekend before Labor Day.