I’m originally from South Africa and now living in Louisiana. A friend of mine from Canada and I visited Clarksdale last year. Amazing experience.. we are hoping to make the trip again this year!!!
I lived in Clarksdale from 1986-1991 as a very young person. There ain't no place like it on this Earth- seein' this documentary, particularly the footage of the Sunflower River, brings back a flood of memories. I know I didn't stay long, but the Delta is in my blood.
I was born in Marks , Mississippi I remember playing in those cotton fields and fishing in cold water river . I live in northeast Mississippi now . I play guitar I’m a huge fan of the delta blues and the hills country blues . A lot of good blues players
I fell in love with Clarksdale 25 years ago. I was a single woman, in my 40’s travelling from England and stayed at the Riverside. Some thought I was crazy. It was an amazing time, with fabulous people, memories that will remain with me always. I need to go back. 💕
Love Clarksdale! As a teenage English blues fanatic I had to wait a very long 50 years until I retired to be able to visit the home of the blues... and what a thrill it was when I finally made it there! It's hard to believe it when you're actually standing in the place where the music you grew up with and which meant so much to you began... I kept saying to myself "that's the goddamn Mississippi boy... right there"!
Delta Bohemian : My trip to Clarksdale was a long time coming, that's for sure! Apart from the fascinating Delta Blues Museum & the great Ground Zero blues club, my abiding memory of Clarksdale is the warm, relaxed, bohemian vibe that emanates from the place...really making you feel welcome. I liked that the 'historic area" was being both preserved and rejuvenated, it's a great idea that I noticed quite a few towns down South were doing. The Blues Trail markers gave really interesting insight into many historic locations, I mean who knew Ike Turner was an elevator op in his youth - not me! The Riverside Hotel was another really interesting place to visit, as was the wonderfully restored beautiful old Greyhound Bus building, now functioning as a tourist info centre. My visit was part of a self drive Blues Trail road trip, and I only had 24 hours in Clarksdale so I didn't see as much as I wanted to, but the strange thing about the Delta is you can feel / hear it calling you back... so I'm definitely planning a return visit, if only to see the famous crossroads guitar sign which annoyingly had been removed for maintenance when I was there!
I'm also a British blues fanatic and harmonica player, probably a similar age to you. I missed a chance to go to Clarksdale in 1994 and, after watching this video, I doubt if I will go now. Sorry to be disrespectful but seems to be a bit like a theme park. I love Charlie Musselwhite and believe him to be sincere and Kingfish is a rising star of the blues but I'm not sure this is for me now.
@@michaelthompson864 I visited Clarksdale as part of a three week road trip around a wide swathe of the South, taking in places like Savannah, Charleston, New Orleans, Memphis, Nutbush, Nashville and Atlanta. There was so much to see on that trip & so many great moments that it was one of the best USA holidays I’ve ever had. Driving on Highway 61 from New Orleans to Memphis was an experience in itself... as was visiting Robert Johnson’s grave in a tiny rural churchyard near Money, Mississippi. The Stax Museum in Memphis along with the Sun Records tour & visiting Elvis Presley’s Gracelands made the city a fascinating two day stop over for me, but everyone has different tastes, so I appreciate what works for some doesn’t for all!
@@tattyshoesshigure5731 Thanks for the comment and for taking the time to understand this unique place. Do come back. Take a DB Tour with Chilly Billy. You'll learn even more. :)
I remember when Clarksdale was a nice little city. It looks like the Blues is all that is keeping it going. I was born and raised in that area and visited real juke joints. They didn't play then blues that much in the 70's. It was all about soul back then.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Live blues came to a screeching halt March 2020. It’s not back yet. Clarksdale is struggling. Some here are forcing masks, even between bites and sips! We will refrain from living in such a mandatory totalitarian environment. So until then, we will do our own thing, so to speak. Chilly Billy is still giving his incredible tours! And, more specifically to your comment, we grew up here and we remember Clarksdale well in the 60’s and 70’s. It was a vibrant little town! Grew up listening to soul music too! Not so much blues back then. We agree! Loved gospel blues too then!
I live in Santa Rosa, CA and was raised in Detroit. A couple years ago I took a road trip and visited Clarksdale. Local people in Santa Rosa, like Bill Bowker (DJ), Charlie Musselwhite and others know about Clarksdale. I spent 3 days there and it will be one of my favorite mini-vacations. I recommend a visit to anyone who likes the blues.
Looks like I have left it too late to be travelling up to the Mississippi and Clarksdale and Memphis Tennessee to get my fill of the Blues and meet some of the artists still playing and singing . My old lungs have just about given up on me , that I cannot fly anymore , dayyymmmn . But I certainly do appreciate this wonderful video and the tour of the Blues scene in Clarksdale , thank you Delta Bohemian Madge Marley Howell . Respect from New Zealand , plenty of Blues fans down here .
I had Charlie Musselwhite's name on a 70s concert poster hanging on my wall for years and never knew who belonged to that name. I dove deep into the blues and harmonica around 2000 and dug up a recording of him playing smokestack lightning and was wowed. Charlie moved to the top of my most influential mentors.
Thanks for sharing! We have been there in Oct.2013 just for one evening - we never forget Red´s great atmosphere. One of highlights in our trip down along Mississippi river. We really enjoyed!!
Thank you for visiting Clarksdale and so glad you got to Red's place!! It is truly amazing! Come on back! We will still be here and you can pick up where you left off!
Things have been a bit slow since mid-March due to economic shutdown. We have been posting musicians performing daily on our Live from Clarksdale Facebook page. Now musicians have started performing live with audience members attending. Last night, the Shack Up Inn had musicians performing on their open lawn area. We do have a gritty look about us as we are not a pristine town, by any means. We are full of lots of friendly, kind people though and we hope you will come back to visit us again some day. Here is a link to the Facebook page I referred to: facebook.com/LiveFromClarksdale/ And here is a link to the live music last night at the Shacks. facebook.com/watch/?v=700211274245634&extid=T44yTrhwwfjJsmid
I lived in Clarksdale in the early 60's. Was a fairly depressing place then and looks much worse now. Of course, if you like the music, then you can over look the rest. My pops was a DJ and played music himself, as a drummer. These videos make it look like Clarksdale hasn't seen a paint brush in 100 yrs., but if you love the place, then good for you.
1islander52 you cannot go by looks alone. Please come back for a visit! See for yourself. It’s real and many from far and near are coming here and it’s not because of fresh paint. 😆 💃🕺💛😎 #SEEKTHEDELTA Thanks for commenting and for watching.
Been Three times and can’t wait to get back again. It’s one special place with the nicest people I’ve ever met in the world. There’s so much to see in the surrounding areas one trip isn’t enough. If you like music hurry up and get there, you won’t regret it!😎
Peter Rabbit, thanks for watching and especially for your awesome comments!! We agree. One day isn’t long enough and one trip never is enough. This place pulls you back. We look forward to your returning soon! It’s in your blood now. 😎 -Magical
Madge & Billy, Just now seeing this and it's the Best I have seen Period! You both are truly great ambassadors for C-Dale in more ways than one. God Bless y'all both for figuring out how to make the sun shine thru the rain. So glad it's working out for you and Clarksdale, MS! You both have every right to be proud of who, what and where you are! Thank you!!! Love you guys and Billy, please give my love to your Momma!!!
Nightdog1978 thanks for your vote of confidence, brother!! We appreciate your encouraging words! Hope we see more of you around here in 2020! God bless you! And thanks for watching and commenting. We are hanging in here! Hope you are happy and well! 🙏😎
Thanks for putting together this video. Planning a trip over from New Zealand and after watching this I think you will be seeing us in September. Cheers for now...
Hallo all´.....I and my best friend, Rolfie, was visiting Clarksdale in 7-8 oct 2015 and we just loved it. We been to Ground Zero, Red´s, Delta Blues Museum and more......The best where that Heather Crosse played att Ground Zero.....Love that girl :))
Clarksdale caught us by surprise earlier this year (2017) Father's Day morning. We were visiting people and places in Mississippi, driving the Delta on our way to Vicksburg. Had no plans except to wander around and see what we would see. We parked somewhere downtown and started walking on empty Yazoo Avenue. Watermelon Slim wandered outside his Bluesberry Cafe and easily persuaded us to come on in. Lucious Spiller was on stage. We ordered the Spanish Omelet with Grits...a taste treat for senses I didn't know I had! Between Lucious and Watermelon performing, the great food, and crowd, it was an Awesome morning I will remember forever! Get to see Watermelon again in Kansas City September 14 at Knuckleheads, but will be difficult not to compare to that delicious Sunday morning in June. Thank you Delta Bohemian for this outstanding video. Hope it helps you show more folks one of the Sweet Spots in this world...
No idea why we are just now seeing this awesome comment! Can’t wait to share with Lou, Slim, Art and Carol! You gotta come back!! Thank you for taking the time to watch and then comment! It matters! 😎
Thanks for watching and for commenting. What are your top choices? Where did you list them? So cool you have connected with this special place! Do come back and visit. Often!
@@thedeltabohemian Thanks for the reply! I have just started vlogging, my choices are on my page feel free to coment . I definitely will be back, I need to check out the Juke Joint Festival. It would be amazing to be there when that is on for sure!
Please start making your plans to visit Clarksdale! Stay with The Delta Bohemian at the Clarksdale White House. We will clue you in to all the spots to go. Thanks for watching the video and for commenting. We hope to see you in the near future!
Delta Bohemian oh..how i would like that dont think you could get rid of me!! Sure cool of u im gonna try God bless u God bless Mississippi And God bless Clarksdale
Sean Apple brought me here... Met him at Blues City in Memphis earlier today. Great musician and also great dude.. can't wait for him venue to open..will surely visit!
charlie kim you might enjoy watching this older video of Sean we filmed of him talking about Hill Country Blues. 😎 czcams.com/video/eRJct5JhHbU/video.html
I was born in Clarksdale but raised in Wisconsin. Now that I'm an adult, I'm interested in visiting to learn about my family heritage. Jack Johnson "The Oil Man" is actually my Grandmothers brother. I have a ton of family there I never met. I'll be visiting there soon!
Dead Game that is a good question and not easily answered in a sentence or two. We are taking steps forward. It will take time and perseverance and commitment to our community and our youth. We must engage everyone in our revitalization. Mostly, we must bring God back in to our lives and in to our homes. Because, with God’s help, we can achieve much! Without Him we will let the devil drive and will fall in to destruction and ruin. Don’t let the devil ride. Because if we let the devil ride he is going to want to drive.
Darryl Hicks Life is change. Indeed. How it differs from the rock. Celebrate life now. The present is where it’s at. I pray we continue to grow and prosper and seek Love.
@@thedeltabohemian life has progressed. It hasn’t changed though. Civil rights was only 60 years ago and we still see manifestations of the same mentality in different ways.
I’ve been to clarksdale and I didn’t find much going on. Maybe I didn’t know where to look. Going back and look again. It has been a few years since I was there.
Been to Clarksdale, Cleveland, Greenville, Greenwood in Feb and yes the weather was bad. It rained and flooded almost everyday I was there. And it was some of the bleakest towns and days I’ve ever seen. No wonder the blues originated from these sad towns. I wouldn’t want to go back. I’m sorry.
One of the cool things about this show is the Clarksdale Blues Wall that can be seen across the street of Deak Harps & 3rd & Delta, Yes i painted that and will be back this summer to finish, Jeff Todd
bob smyth start planning a visit! It is a very unique place! Check out the other CZcams video called Clarksdale What is it? I think that’s what it is called. 😁 Stay in one of our properties! clarksdalewhitehouse.com is great! And go on a www.deltabohemiantours.com with Chilly Billy ( formerly Poor William )😎 Thanks for watching and for commenting!
Martin Fletcher awesome!! Would love to have you as a Guest at the Clarksdale White House while you are here, too! 😎 🚘 Don’t forger to check out Chilly Billy’s (aka Poor William...your moderator on this documentary) DB Tours too.
Rohan Ganguli start working toward that goal! Save a little every day and pretty soon you’ll be able to get away to the heart of the Mississippi Delta! Stay with us when you come or take a tour with Chilly Billy (aka Poor William)! 😃😎
Come on!! Be sure to look up Chilly Billy with Delta Bohemian Tours. He will give you a most excellent intro to the area and personally introduce you to lots of locals! deltabohemiantours.com/
Hipsters and white wimmen! Forty years ago you'd a gotten killed walking into those places. Anyone notice Charlie's t-shirt? Lawd a murcy, 17:43, that's what it's all about.
I’m really into Sam Chatmons style of blues. Are there any clubs in Clarksdale that plays that old downtuned sloppy blues? I really want to learn the heart of this music. I’m in East TN and want to spend a week in Clarksdale.
Thanks for watching and for commenting. Go check out these reviews from folks who come to visit. www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g43722-d12516389-Reviews-Delta_Bohemian_Tours-Clarksdale_Mississippi.html
Thanks for watching and commenting. If you come to town, be sure to take a Delta Bohemian Tour with Chilly Billy! He will make the area come alive for you!!
Thank you so much! I'm kin to the McLeans, who lived in Clarksdale, and wondering if any of them still reside in Coahoma Co.. My MawMaw was born over at Pontotoc, and I've got the Delta and the old railroad lines in my blood. :)
I already have a connection to Clarksdale. I was born in Memphis but my paternal grandfather lived in Clarksdale and ran a tire business called 'Ogden Tire Co.' To anyone with any memory of this business (he died in the mid 70s) please post. Thanks so much. BTW, he lived on Cherry Street.
+Delta Bohemian, Thank you so much for noticing and responding to my post. I appreciate anything you can find. I have a photo of the building that housed his business but it was taken after he had passed. My wife has corrected me (she is an amateur genealogist), he passed in May of 1977. I also have a picture of his former home on Cherry Street in Clarksdale!Thanks Again,Louis OgdenNorth Prince George, Virginia
+Delta Bohemian ,Looking carefully on Google Maps Street View, I THINK his home was 422 Cherry Street and his business may have turned into a place called Vera's Flea Market (that was 20 years ago!
Dillard Jenkins - yes, he is! He lives in Santa Rosa, CA but has plans to retire here in Clarksdale, where he visits often. He already has his place in downtown Clarksdale. 😎
maybe I'm missing something here . I play old style acoustic blues with a lot of slide . why does the electric powered blues seem to be highlighted so much when referring to blues history which is more Chicago based ?
We only showed a select scenes. You can find all kinds of music here. Come check it out around Juke Joint Festival or King Biscuit Blues Festival or Deep Blues Festival or Hambone Festival.....the list goes on. :) But blues is evolving...as we are losing so many of our blues greats. Life is change so I guess blues goes along with that too. It's all good though. Much to be thankful for.
I want to come. I've been reading about Clarksdale for years and have heard how it influenced the blues. Is there a bus depot there? That's about the only way I could get there. Sounds like a plan.
Greyhound Bus stops in Clarksdale. We have had Guests arrive by bus before! You could also take the City of New Orleans Amtrak train and get off in Marks, MS which is about a 15-20 minute drive from Clarksdale. Transportation from Marks to Clarksdale may be a bit of a challenge but can be done! Thanks so much for watching and for commenting, John Allen. You will thoroughly enjoy coming here! Clarksdale is a special place. You must consider taking one of Chilly Billy's tours when you start making your plans. Madge
Unfortunately I'm from there a very depressing city it is digressing nothing's there we don't even have a Krogers I'm glad I left there and moved to Minnesota
We were in Clarksdale in the weekend around labour day 9/1/2018. Red's closed, Ground Zero Club closed and all clubs were closed. Disappoinment. But we had to go on. Well we had a great time in Nashville, Natchez, Memphis, Saint Louis etc.
I wrote a reply but it disappeared. 🙄 I’ll try again... 😁😎 It is a cryin shame that happened to you! Really! We have quality live music in a town of 15,000+ people 365 nights a year. Whoever you stayed with dropped the ball on informing you about your options. Fodors Travel recently ranked Clarksdale as #1 City for music outside of Nashville! www.fodors.com/news/photos/12-best-american-music-cities-that-arent-nashville Give us a second chance! Come back and stay with us in a Delta Bohemian Company business! Clarksdale White House is very comfy! It would be our pleasure to welcome you back and connect you. Thanks for watching (I hope you did) and for commenting and for coming to Clarksdale!
Jason Wise, Red’s and Ground Zero are going strong. They are both closed on a Monday and Tuesday nights. Where did you stay? Did no one tap you in to what was going on in town music-wise?
At such a tender age of 16-17, we'd heard about it. This was like, mind you, 1970, i guess. So we did i!! We went looking for the crossroads. Where was the crossroads that Robert Johnson spoke of so often?? 1970. There were no smartphones with gps. There were no tablets, just word of mouth as it drifted from one mouth to another far far north up the road a bit. We were told to check many highways in MS. It was hard to agree with anyone. I dont think anyone really knew where "the crossroads" were back then. Or a few knew but we were unable to acess them. We came to the conclusion that it had to be one of the highways going out of the east side of McComb MS. We hadnt a clue, but we did a massive exploration of Mississippi. Stayed a few days at the Magnolia Motel in Magnolia, MS. Little did i know that the Magnolia, Gillsburg, McComb area would be etched so painfully in my memory 4 short years later, when Lynyrd Skynyrds airplane fell out of the sky near Gillshurg,MS Ronnie Van Zant started calling himuself the "Mississippi Kid" about 90 days before he parished in the plane crash. God bless Ronnie.
@@thedeltabohemian I KNOW, BECAUSE I DO MY HISTORY HOMEWORK! I HAVE VISITED THE GRAVE OF ROBERT JOHNSON, I SAW (AND WALKED ON) THE VERY BRIDGE HE HOLLOWED LIKE A WOLF ON WHILST DYING FROM POSION, I SAW AND SAT ON THE PORCH OF THE VERY HOUSE HE WAS POSIONED IN - HAVE YOU?!! CLARKSDALE HAS SOME GOOD HISTORY, BUT IT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE CROSS ROADS - THAT MY DEAR HISTORIAN IS IN ROSEDALE MISSISSIPPI!
By Lightnin' Malcolm from his album Rough Out There and the tune is called "So Much Trouble." It is a fantastic CD but all of his are great! Truly! Here is the link to his music. www.lightninmalcolm.com/store Thanks for watching and for commenting.
Yes, indeed! Hicks has some great hot tamales! Lots of establishments in town feature their house made tamales! A good reason to plan a trip to Clarksdale to try them all out!
rick dennis do you mean the Hopson Plantation Commissary? Or are you referring to the Shack Up Inn next door with its Post-Reconstruction tenant homes?
i stayed in the shacks , i thought i remember that both places was owned by a guy named bill something. he told me about making the old cotten bins into rooms to rent .
rick dennis that would be Bill Talbot. He owns the Shack Up Inn. Hopson Commissary is a separate business owned by James and Kathy Butler. Cool you came to visit! Come back!
I’m originally from South Africa and now living in Louisiana. A friend of mine from Canada and I visited Clarksdale last year. Amazing experience.. we are hoping to make the trip again this year!!!
We hope you can return for another visit! Perhaps you will consider taking a Delta Bohemian Tour with Chilly Billy if you come back! 😊
Absolutely!! 💜
I lived in Clarksdale from 1986-1991 as a very young person. There ain't no place like it on this Earth- seein' this documentary, particularly the footage of the Sunflower River, brings back a flood of memories. I know I didn't stay long, but the Delta is in my blood.
Yes, the Delta never leave you! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I was born in Marks , Mississippi
I remember playing in those cotton fields and fishing in cold water river . I live in northeast Mississippi now . I play guitar I’m a huge fan of the delta blues and the hills country blues . A lot of good blues players
Thanks for watching and commenting! Keep playing 🎶
The blues isn't just music you listen to,here it's a way of life.!!!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I fell in love with Clarksdale 25 years ago. I was a single woman, in my 40’s travelling from England and stayed at the Riverside. Some thought I was crazy. It was an amazing time, with fabulous people, memories that will remain with me always. I need to go back. 💕
Bosvigo's you were ahead of everybody else!! Yes, you do need to come back! I hope you will. Thanks for watching and for sharing!
Love Clarksdale! As a teenage English blues fanatic I had to wait a very long 50 years until I retired to be able to visit the home of the blues... and what a thrill it was when I finally made it there! It's hard to believe it when you're actually standing in the place where the music you grew up with and which meant so much to you began... I kept saying to myself "that's the goddamn Mississippi boy... right there"!
Delta Bohemian : My trip to Clarksdale was a long time coming, that's for sure! Apart from the fascinating Delta Blues Museum & the great Ground Zero blues club, my abiding memory of Clarksdale is the warm, relaxed, bohemian vibe that emanates from the place...really making you feel welcome. I liked that the 'historic area" was being both preserved and rejuvenated, it's a great idea that I noticed quite a few towns down South were doing. The Blues Trail markers gave really interesting insight into many historic locations, I mean who knew Ike Turner was an elevator op in his youth - not me! The Riverside Hotel was another really interesting place to visit, as was the wonderfully restored beautiful old Greyhound Bus building, now functioning as a tourist info centre. My visit was part of a self drive Blues Trail road trip, and I only had 24 hours in Clarksdale so I didn't see as much as I wanted to, but the strange thing about the Delta is you can feel / hear it calling you back... so I'm definitely planning a return visit, if only to see the famous crossroads guitar sign which annoyingly had been removed for maintenance when I was there!
I'm also a British blues fanatic and harmonica player, probably a similar age to you. I missed a chance to go to Clarksdale in 1994 and, after watching this video, I doubt if I will go now. Sorry to be disrespectful but seems to be a bit like a theme park. I love Charlie Musselwhite and believe him to be sincere and Kingfish is a rising star of the blues but I'm not sure this is for me now.
@@michaelthompson864 I visited Clarksdale as part of a three week road trip around a wide swathe of the South, taking in places like Savannah, Charleston, New Orleans, Memphis, Nutbush, Nashville and Atlanta. There was so much to see on that trip & so many great moments that it was one of the best USA holidays I’ve ever had. Driving on Highway 61 from New Orleans to Memphis was an experience in itself... as was visiting Robert Johnson’s grave in a tiny rural churchyard near Money, Mississippi. The Stax Museum in Memphis along with the Sun Records tour & visiting Elvis Presley’s Gracelands made the city a fascinating two day stop over for me, but everyone has different tastes, so I appreciate what works for some doesn’t for all!
@@michaelthompson864 Clarksdale is anything but a theme park. 🤣🤣 But you gotta do what you gotta do.
@@tattyshoesshigure5731 Thanks for the comment and for taking the time to understand this unique place. Do come back. Take a DB Tour with Chilly Billy. You'll learn even more. :)
just arrived and my breath is already taken away. the energy in this town is incredible. i cannot wait to see more.
What a wonderful thing to say AND to experience! Sorry, just now seeing your comment! Come on back!
Lived there for 4 years, so much great music! But the town is nothing like it used to be. But I lived there during the 80's.
Absolute heaven for blues lovers, I bet you can even smell blues in the air over there.
Have to try my very best to hold back the urge, I'm pretty sure once I go there, I wont leave :)
I remember when Clarksdale was a nice little city. It looks like the Blues is all that is keeping it going. I was born and raised in that area and visited real juke joints. They didn't play then blues that much in the 70's. It was all about soul back then.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Live blues came to a screeching halt March 2020. It’s not back yet. Clarksdale is struggling.
Some here are forcing masks, even between bites and sips!
We will refrain from living in such a mandatory totalitarian environment. So until then, we will do our own thing, so to speak.
Chilly Billy is still giving his incredible tours!
And, more specifically to your comment, we grew up here and we remember Clarksdale well in the 60’s and 70’s. It was a vibrant little town!
Grew up listening to soul music too! Not so much blues back then. We agree!
Loved gospel blues too then!
I live in Santa Rosa, CA and was raised in Detroit. A couple years ago I took a road trip and visited Clarksdale. Local people in Santa Rosa, like Bill Bowker (DJ), Charlie Musselwhite and others know about Clarksdale. I spent 3 days there and it will be one of my favorite mini-vacations. I recommend a visit to anyone who likes the blues.
P.S. and you are right, the people there were oh so friendly, not like when I was stationed in Biloxi in 1963...lol
Looks like I have left it too late to be travelling up to the Mississippi and Clarksdale and Memphis Tennessee to get my fill of the Blues and meet some of the artists still playing and singing . My old lungs have just about given up on me , that I cannot fly anymore , dayyymmmn . But I certainly do appreciate this wonderful video and the tour of the Blues scene in Clarksdale , thank you Delta Bohemian Madge Marley Howell . Respect from New Zealand , plenty of Blues fans down here .
Rick Oliver thank you for watching and commenting!! Glad to bring you a bit of Clarksdale blues from the Crossroads to you in NZ!
I had Charlie Musselwhite's name on a 70s concert poster hanging on my wall for years and never knew who belonged to that name. I dove deep into the blues and harmonica around 2000 and dug up a recording of him playing smokestack lightning and was wowed. Charlie moved to the top of my most influential mentors.
Very cool! Charlie loves to come to Clarksdale still! He is not only a gifted musician but a very nice person!
I want to go back, was there in 2011, ready to go back.
woohoo Finally coming down for the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival! Counting down the days.....
That is great news!! See you in August! Bring an umbrella and some folding chairs! :) Chill in the heat.
Thanks for sharing! We have been there in Oct.2013 just for one evening - we never forget Red´s great atmosphere. One of highlights in our trip down along Mississippi river. We really enjoyed!!
Thank you for visiting Clarksdale and so glad you got to Red's place!! It is truly amazing! Come on back! We will still be here and you can pick up where you left off!
I’ve been there all the way from The Uk and I get it and I want to get it some more! Unique and fascinating part of the world.
Seemed a little kind of run down a month ago August 2020 but loved the delta blues trip on my Harley
Things have been a bit slow since mid-March due to economic shutdown. We have been posting musicians performing daily on our Live from Clarksdale Facebook page. Now musicians have started performing live with audience members attending. Last night, the Shack Up Inn had musicians performing on their open lawn area.
We do have a gritty look about us as we are not a pristine town, by any means. We are full of lots of friendly, kind people though and we hope you will come back to visit us again some day.
Here is a link to the Facebook page I referred to: facebook.com/LiveFromClarksdale/
And here is a link to the live music last night at the Shacks. facebook.com/watch/?v=700211274245634&extid=T44yTrhwwfjJsmid
Wonderful‼️ Thank you so much for sharing this with the world ☺️
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Clarksdale will steal your heart. It stole mine.
Three times a year for Blues Harmonica Jam Camp.
But Jon Gindick is grateful to Clarksdale for providing such a warm welcome to Jam Campers who come from all over the world.
+JamCamp06 Mine too!
@@jamcamp06 oh really- talk to me.... I play and respect the harp too
So cool! Thanks for watching and for commenting! You must come back and visit. Often!
I lived in Clarksdale in the early 60's. Was a fairly depressing place then and looks much worse now. Of course, if you like the music, then you can over look the rest. My pops was a DJ and played music himself, as a drummer. These videos make it look like Clarksdale hasn't seen a paint brush in 100 yrs., but if you love the place, then good for you.
1islander52 you cannot go by looks alone. Please come back for a visit! See for yourself. It’s real and many from far and near are coming here and it’s not because of fresh paint. 😆 💃🕺💛😎 #SEEKTHEDELTA
Thanks for commenting and for watching.
Been Three times and can’t wait to get back again. It’s one special place with the nicest people I’ve ever met in the world. There’s so much to see in the surrounding areas one trip isn’t enough.
If you like music hurry up and get there, you won’t regret it!😎
Peter Rabbit, thanks for watching and especially for your awesome comments!! We agree. One day isn’t long enough and one trip never is enough. This place pulls you back. We look forward to your returning soon! It’s in your blood now. 😎
-Magical
Madge & Billy, Just now seeing this and it's the Best I have seen Period! You both are truly great ambassadors for C-Dale in more ways than one. God Bless y'all both for figuring out how to make the sun shine thru the rain. So glad it's working out for you and Clarksdale, MS! You both have every right to be proud of who, what and where you are! Thank you!!! Love you guys and Billy, please give my love to your Momma!!!
Nightdog1978 thanks for your vote of confidence, brother!! We appreciate your encouraging words! Hope we see more of you around here in 2020! God bless you! And thanks for watching and commenting. We are hanging in here! Hope you are happy and well! 🙏😎
Thanks for putting together this video.
Planning a trip over from New Zealand and after watching this I think you will be seeing us in September.
Cheers for now...
Did you make it?!!
Wish i was there! The land of the blues! Greetings from austria!
Delta Bohemian thank you! That's pretty cool!
Thank you for sharing the Clarksdale journey.!🎵🎶❤️🇺🇸
Thanks for watching and for commenting!
Hallo all´.....I and my best friend, Rolfie, was visiting Clarksdale in 7-8 oct 2015 and we just loved it. We been to Ground Zero, Red´s, Delta Blues Museum and more......The best where that Heather Crosse played att Ground Zero.....Love that girl :))
Clarksdale caught us by surprise earlier this year (2017) Father's Day morning. We were visiting people and places in Mississippi, driving the Delta on our way to Vicksburg. Had no plans except to wander around and see what we would see. We parked somewhere downtown and started walking on empty Yazoo Avenue. Watermelon Slim wandered outside his Bluesberry Cafe and easily persuaded us to come on in. Lucious Spiller was on stage. We ordered the Spanish Omelet with Grits...a taste treat for senses I didn't know I had! Between Lucious and Watermelon performing, the great food, and crowd, it was an Awesome morning I will remember forever! Get to see Watermelon again in Kansas City September 14 at Knuckleheads, but will be difficult not to compare to that delicious Sunday morning in June. Thank you Delta Bohemian for this outstanding video. Hope it helps you show more folks one of the Sweet Spots in this world...
Thanks Delta...very much. Will do! Hope to meet you too...Must return!
No idea why we are just now seeing this awesome comment! Can’t wait to share with Lou, Slim, Art and Carol! You gotta come back!!
Thank you for taking the time to watch and then comment! It matters! 😎
Great video! It stole my heart too, I put up my top choices, love the place!
Thanks for watching and for commenting. What are your top choices? Where did you list them? So cool you have connected with this special place! Do come back and visit. Often!
@@thedeltabohemian Thanks for the reply! I have just started vlogging, my choices are on my page feel free to coment . I definitely will be back, I need to check out the Juke Joint Festival. It would be amazing to be there when that is on for sure!
Clarksdale looks like a beautiful little place,rich in history.😄😄😄😄😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thanks! We hope you will come visit some day! Take a Delta Bohemian Tour with Chilly Billy (aka Poor William) and you will learn and see lots!
'the sun never sets on cool' i believe it!
AMEN!!!!
brilliant it is real live love this to see al these legends.
Thanks so much for your comment!! Come visit and experience it for yourself! #SeektheDelta and stay in Clarksdale!
I NEED to go to Clarksdale Mississippi!!
Victor Mendiola yes, you do!!!
Victor Mendiola Yes go, I’ve been three times and can’t wait to go again 😎
On my bucket list!
Russ Jalichandra So have you booked your place to stay yet?! Stay at the ClarksdaleWhiteHouse.com! Come on! What cha waitin on?! 😁
lookin good mr.musselwhite
j.l.h. is still #1 in detroit
Delta Bohemian
If i can get the $ im coming down
i will hope to visit u also...
Thnk u
Blues forever.....!
I think I might be coming oneday, for the blues sake...and said hello to the late Robert Johnson and all blues legends, cheers from south east Asia
Please start making your plans to visit Clarksdale! Stay with The Delta Bohemian at the Clarksdale White House. We will clue you in to all the spots to go. Thanks for watching the video and for commenting. We hope to see you in the near future!
Very nice documentary. I like it!
+Delta Bohemian now about Memphis
awesome. ! i gotta check out that blues museum
Delta Bohemian
oh..how i would like that
dont think you could get rid of me!!
Sure cool of u
im gonna try
God bless u
God bless Mississippi
And God bless Clarksdale
I gotta get down there before I die . I've had the blues , play the blues and love blues music .
keyman keys Make your plans now!! FYI: Thursday nights at Ground Zero are always open mic night with the hosting band! Laid back and fun!
Sean Apple brought me here... Met him at Blues City in Memphis earlier today. Great musician and also great dude.. can't wait for him venue to open..will surely visit!
charlie kim that’s awesome you met Sean! We agree he is a great musician and super person!
charlie kim you might enjoy watching this older video of Sean we filmed of him talking about Hill Country Blues. 😎 czcams.com/video/eRJct5JhHbU/video.html
Thanks!
my dad is from clarksdale Mississippi and i love it
Delta Bohemian last name is lee first name is darnell
Delta Bohemian ok what about Lilly Tard or percy Lee
The wife and I will be visiting here come September as long as gas prices don’t get to 5 a gal we can’t wait to wade in the blues love you Charlie 👍
Let’s both pray gas prices will be going down come September!! Thanks for wanting to come to Clarksdale! Take a tour with Chilly Billy! 😎🚘
Seems great for blues lovers ! !
Can t wait to visit next april!!
Love it !
Thank you for commenting!
I was born in Clarksdale but raised in Wisconsin. Now that I'm an adult, I'm interested in visiting to learn about my family heritage. Jack Johnson "The Oil Man" is actually my Grandmothers brother. I have a ton of family there I never met. I'll be visiting there soon!
Rod, did you ever make it back for a visit?! If so, we hope you paid Red Paden a visit who was a close friend of Jack Johnson's.
@@thedeltabohemian Why is Clarksdale so poor and what does it need in order for the city to progress?
Rod did you get back for a
Visit and if so how did it go in finding Family and lost history of yours.
Dead Game that is a good question and not easily answered in a sentence or two. We are taking steps forward. It will take time and perseverance and commitment to our community and our youth. We must engage everyone in our revitalization. Mostly, we must bring God back in to our lives and in to our homes. Because, with God’s help, we can achieve much! Without Him we will let the devil drive and will fall in to destruction and ruin.
Don’t let the devil ride. Because if we let the devil ride he is going to want to drive.
Dead Game m
Come for the blues... come back for the people
Nice video Billy.!!
My grandmother grew up here and she has a different recollection of what life was like back then.
Darryl Hicks Life is change. Indeed. How it differs from the rock. Celebrate life now. The present is where it’s at. I pray we continue to grow and prosper and seek Love.
So did my grandparents
@@thedeltabohemian life has progressed. It hasn’t changed though. Civil rights was only 60 years ago and we still see manifestations of the same mentality in different ways.
so good.....
Hello, Great video. I'll definitely will visit you guys somewhere next year. I'll get in touch ;)
So, have you made your plans to Seek the Delta and visit Clarksdale yet, peonwarrior?!
I’ve been to clarksdale and I didn’t find much going on. Maybe I didn’t know where to look. Going back and look again. It has been a few years since I was there.
Come back and take a DB Tour with Chilly Billy. It’ll be eye-opening and fun!
Im gettin down just listening Love the Blues hot dam!
Superb!!!
Thanks!!
Been to Clarksdale, Cleveland, Greenville, Greenwood in Feb and yes the weather was bad. It rained and flooded almost everyday I was there. And it was some of the bleakest towns and days I’ve ever seen. No wonder the blues originated from these sad towns. I wouldn’t want to go back. I’m sorry.
H o w d y from Texas, come to Dallas also, we have a thriving Blues scene!
Thanks, Russell! Good to know. I lived in your city back in 1978!
One of the cool things about this show is the Clarksdale Blues Wall that can be seen across the street of Deak Harps & 3rd & Delta, Yes i painted that and will be back this summer to finish, Jeff Todd
Clarksdale is mentioned in my song Mississippi Time and in two new songs coming out on my Alive & Well Album this fall.
Love that wall!
I wana go !! Oh, looks so laid back and down home... Yea
bob smyth start planning a visit! It is a very unique place! Check out the other CZcams video called Clarksdale What is it? I think that’s what it is called. 😁
Stay in one of our properties! clarksdalewhitehouse.com is great! And go on a www.deltabohemiantours.com with Chilly Billy ( formerly Poor William )😎
Thanks for watching and for commenting!
"Talks Cheap"- I am planing on visiting ! Yep..thank you
bob smyth awesome!!
Okay. I'm coming down in September. Sold.
Martin Fletcher awesome!! Would love to have you as a Guest at the Clarksdale White House while you are here, too! 😎 🚘 Don’t forger to check out Chilly Billy’s (aka Poor William...your moderator on this documentary) DB Tours too.
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i want to go there so bad
Rohan Ganguli start working toward that goal! Save a little every day and pretty soon you’ll be able to get away to the heart of the Mississippi Delta! Stay with us when you come or take a tour with Chilly Billy (aka Poor William)! 😃😎
I wanna go!!
Come on!! Be sure to look up Chilly Billy with Delta Bohemian Tours. He will give you a most excellent intro to the area and personally introduce you to lots of locals! deltabohemiantours.com/
Loved your presentation man id give anything to sing on stage with any one of your Blues guitarist ..
Thank you! for your presentation ..
Very nice! Makes me wanna go to Clarksdale. I wanna see the food they fix on that big smoker in front of Joe's' :-) Greetz from Germany
I mean in front of Red's! LOL
+Delta Bohemian I wish I could be there!
Hipsters and white wimmen! Forty years ago you'd a gotten killed walking into those places. Anyone notice Charlie's t-shirt? Lawd a murcy, 17:43, that's what it's all about.
William best that 81 support shirt is not a good idea.
I’m really into Sam Chatmons style of blues. Are there any clubs in Clarksdale that plays that old downtuned sloppy blues? I really want to learn the heart of this music. I’m in East TN and want to spend a week in Clarksdale.
Clarksdale looks like THE PLACE to be!!
Thanks for watching and for commenting. Go check out these reviews from folks who come to visit. www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g43722-d12516389-Reviews-Delta_Bohemian_Tours-Clarksdale_Mississippi.html
I wanna go. Man, I wanna go. Blow some harp with you folks
Don Schmitz come on!!!
Lovely medley, even my bull got blue.
Raphael de Saint Remy 😎
My hometown 😀🎹
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I was born in Clarksdale so it will always have a special place in my heart!
People who live there must be so lucky!
***** Sure will!
I couldn't even finish the video for this to be a representation of the blues.
Met deak at the hambone, had a great night, then steve kolbus took us back to the shack up inn, in his car. Top night Top place n Top people
Hello Goodbye 8 Rhinos So glad you had a great time in Clarksdale! Thanks for watching and for commenting!!
yep, that was cool... first time I've heard kingfish too... I'd say he's pretty good...
He is getting better every day! He was recently spotted playing with Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks!! He is a fine young man, too!!!
Just saw him at Knuckleheads in Kansas City. He was AMAZING!!!!
notimewarp He is more than good.
Man! I gotta get down there some time
Thanks for watching and commenting. If you come to town, be sure to take a Delta Bohemian Tour with Chilly Billy! He will make the area come alive for you!!
Thank you so much! I'm kin to the McLeans, who lived in Clarksdale, and wondering if any of them still reside in Coahoma Co.. My MawMaw was born over at Pontotoc, and I've got the Delta and the old railroad lines in my blood. :)
It never leaves us, even if we move away, does it?!?!
And long live the BLOOZE!
It is definitely alive 365 nights a year here in this little town of 15,000+!! Seek the Delta and stay right here in Clarksdale!
I already have a connection to Clarksdale. I was born in Memphis but my paternal grandfather lived in Clarksdale and ran a tire business called 'Ogden Tire Co.' To anyone with any memory of this business (he died in the mid 70s) please post. Thanks so much. BTW, he lived on Cherry Street.
+Delta Bohemian, Thank you so much for noticing and responding to my post. I appreciate anything you can find. I have a photo of the building that housed his business but it was taken after he had passed. My wife has corrected me (she is an amateur genealogist), he passed in May of 1977. I also have a picture of his former home on Cherry Street in Clarksdale!Thanks Again,Louis OgdenNorth Prince George, Virginia
+Delta Bohemian ,Looking carefully on Google Maps Street View, I THINK his home was 422 Cherry Street and his business may have turned into a place called Vera's Flea Market (that was 20 years ago!
Super I was the 100 like
So cool!
Hearing the blues musik while drinking some beer..
The best place no the world
I met Charlie Musselwhite in a basement bar in Telluride Colorado in the 80s, is he really still alive?
Dillard Jenkins - yes, he is! He lives in Santa Rosa, CA but has plans to retire here in Clarksdale, where he visits often. He already has his place in downtown Clarksdale. 😎
maybe I'm missing something here . I play old style acoustic blues with a lot of slide . why does the electric powered blues seem to be highlighted so much when referring to blues history which is more Chicago based ?
We only showed a select scenes. You can find all kinds of music here. Come check it out around Juke Joint Festival or King Biscuit Blues Festival or Deep Blues Festival or Hambone Festival.....the list goes on. :) But blues is evolving...as we are losing so many of our blues greats. Life is change so I guess blues goes along with that too. It's all good though. Much to be thankful for.
I want to come. I've been reading about Clarksdale for years and have heard how it influenced the blues. Is there a bus depot there? That's about the only way I could get there. Sounds like a plan.
Greyhound Bus stops in Clarksdale. We have had Guests arrive by bus before! You could also take the City of New Orleans Amtrak train and get off in Marks, MS which is about a 15-20 minute drive from Clarksdale. Transportation from Marks to Clarksdale may be a bit of a challenge but can be done!
Thanks so much for watching and for commenting, John Allen. You will thoroughly enjoy coming here! Clarksdale is a special place. You must consider taking one of Chilly Billy's tours when you start making your plans.
Madge
16:58 Dingo! RIP sweet man.
Amen.
Unfortunately I'm from there a very depressing city it is digressing nothing's there we don't even have a Krogers I'm glad I left there and moved to Minnesota
We understand.
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We were in Clarksdale in the weekend around labour day 9/1/2018. Red's closed, Ground Zero Club closed and all clubs were closed. Disappoinment. But we had to go on. Well we had a great time in Nashville, Natchez, Memphis, Saint Louis etc.
I wrote a reply but it disappeared. 🙄 I’ll try again... 😁😎
It is a cryin shame that happened to you! Really! We have quality live music in a town of 15,000+ people 365 nights a year. Whoever you stayed with dropped the ball on informing you about your options. Fodors Travel recently ranked Clarksdale as #1 City for music outside of Nashville! www.fodors.com/news/photos/12-best-american-music-cities-that-arent-nashville
Give us a second chance! Come back and stay with us in a Delta Bohemian Company business! Clarksdale White House is very comfy! It would be our pleasure to welcome you back and connect you.
Thanks for watching (I hope you did) and for commenting and for coming to Clarksdale!
Jason Wise, Red’s and Ground Zero are going strong. They are both closed on a Monday and Tuesday nights.
Where did you stay? Did no one tap you in to what was going on in town music-wise?
Jason Wise If you visit on a Thursday, Ground Zero always hosts a house band with open mic night! So, you could perform for sure on a Thursday.
I read quite a bit about Mississippi delta and blues yet haven't figured out what you were doing on the tracks. What am I supposed to get?
At such a tender age of 16-17, we'd heard about it. This was like, mind you, 1970, i guess.
So we did i!! We went looking for the crossroads. Where was the crossroads that Robert Johnson spoke of so often?? 1970. There were no smartphones with gps. There were no tablets, just word of mouth as it drifted from one mouth to another far far north up the road a bit. We were told to check many highways in MS. It was hard to agree with anyone. I dont think anyone really knew where "the crossroads" were back then. Or a few knew but we were unable to acess them. We came to the conclusion that it had to be one of the highways going out of the east side of McComb MS. We hadnt a clue, but we did a massive exploration of Mississippi. Stayed a few days at the Magnolia Motel in Magnolia, MS. Little did i know that the Magnolia, Gillsburg, McComb area would be etched so painfully in my memory 4 short years later, when Lynyrd Skynyrds airplane fell out of the sky near Gillshurg,MS
Ronnie Van Zant started calling himuself the "Mississippi Kid" about 90 days before he parished in the plane crash. God bless Ronnie.
Forget to say that Rolfie and I are from Malmoe, Sweden..........
Cool! Come visit!
Sadly some these singerers since this aired have passed away!
You are correct. We are thankful to have documented some of their performances.
THE REAL CROSSROADS ARE IN ROSEDALE - THANK YOU!
jehovahuponyou who really knows! 😁 Regardless, Clarksdale is a crossroads for many different reasons.
@@thedeltabohemian
I KNOW, BECAUSE I DO MY HISTORY HOMEWORK! I HAVE VISITED THE GRAVE OF ROBERT JOHNSON, I SAW (AND WALKED ON) THE VERY BRIDGE HE HOLLOWED LIKE A WOLF ON WHILST DYING FROM POSION, I SAW AND SAT ON THE PORCH OF THE VERY HOUSE HE WAS POSIONED IN - HAVE YOU?!!
CLARKSDALE HAS SOME GOOD HISTORY, BUT IT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE CROSS ROADS - THAT MY DEAR HISTORIAN IS IN ROSEDALE MISSISSIPPI!
The area needs some investment and should be able to get state or federal funds and fix up downtown Clarksdale.
What is the song name at 2:10 plz
By Lightnin' Malcolm from his album Rough Out There and the tune is called "So Much Trouble." It is a fantastic CD but all of his are great! Truly! Here is the link to his music. www.lightninmalcolm.com/store Thanks for watching and for commenting.
Delta Bohemian Madge Marley Howell Thank you very much 😀
Malcolm was performing it live at Red's Blues Club.
bitchin, clarksdale is great
Don't forget Hicks BBQ; world famous stewed tamales!
Yes, indeed! Hicks has some great hot tamales! Lots of establishments in town feature their house made tamales! A good reason to plan a trip to Clarksdale to try them all out!
@@thedeltabohemian any place to get a good poor boy sandwich? I had the best one in Mississippi but I can’t remember where.
I want to go so bad ..lol
Well......have you made it here yet?!?!
hope you can Super Chikan on the next series!!
Mojoman Clarke we agree. We love Super Chikan! It was hard to edit this.... next time!
@@thedeltabohemian good news!! We brought him to Vancouver Canada last year, huge hit!!!
Mojoman Clarke nice!!!
Not a documentary, a commercial, couldn't watch more than a few minutes.
Backup6Box we are amateurs and threw this together in a day. Sorry you didn’t like it....but we can’t please everybody. Have a great day.
i stayed at the hobson plantation , in one of the slave shacks . coolest thing ive ever done.
rick dennis do you mean the Hopson Plantation Commissary? Or are you referring to the Shack Up Inn next door with its Post-Reconstruction tenant homes?
i stayed in the shacks , i thought i remember that both places was owned by a guy named bill something. he told me about making the old cotten bins into rooms to rent .
rick dennis that would be Bill Talbot. He owns the Shack Up Inn. Hopson Commissary is a separate business owned by James and Kathy Butler.
Cool you came to visit! Come back!
thancks for reminding me , i will do it again .thank you
rick dennis plan on it!! 😎