I drove down to Clarksdale last Thursday to meet up with Justin Showah, the owner of Hill Country Records, who was playing the opening night of Juke Joint Festival with Jimbo Mathus' Mosquitoville touring show at the Delta Cinema. Once in Clarksdale, I met up with Robert Kimbrough, one of blues legend Junior Kimbrough's sons, and got caught up in the street performances and general festivities. I bought some vinyl records, saw some performances outdoors and at Ground Zero Blues Club, and ate dinner at the famous Abe's Bar-B-Q. I had always thought of Juke Joint Festival as a local festival, like most small Southern towns have, but it's really more of a South By Southwest of the blues. A lot of fun, and it really wouldn't get going good until Friday and Saturday!
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