Title:
Living Blues
Year:
2017
Description:
May / June 2017
Yazoo Mississippi Blues
By Jim O’Neal
Yazoo County, Mississippi, never had the bustling blues scene of other Delta counties, but there was always music there. We explore the county and the history of its blues.
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
Blue Front Blues
By Scott Barretta
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and his family’s Blue Front Cafe have been the epicenter of the blues in Yazoo County for nearly 70 years. His story is intertwined with the history of one of the most unique musical traditions in the blues.
Yazoo County Blues Today
Jimmy Holmes is not the only active bluesman in the area. We take a look at three other members of today’s local blues scene.
McKinney “Blues Man” Williams by Scott Barretta
Arion Babybell by Frank Kossen
Sam Scott by Holly Robinson
Henry Stuckey
The Forgotten Father of Bentonia Blues
By Gayle Dean Wardlow and Jim O’Neal
Henry Stuckey is credited as the father of the Bentonia style of blues. He mentored Skip James, Jack Owens and Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, and all three spent their lives carrying on his unique musical style.
In Yazoo County
Places to See, Places to Eat and Places to Stay
By Holly Robinson
Cypress Grove Blues
A Photo Essay by Bill Steber
Record Reviews
New Releases by: TajMo, Jontavious Willis and Selwyn Birchwood
Reissues by: John Lee Hooker, Curtis Knight with Jimi Hendrix and Major Lance
Yazoo Mississippi Blues
By Jim O’Neal
Yazoo County, Mississippi, never had the bustling blues scene of other Delta counties, but there was always music there. We explore the county and the history of its blues.
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
Blue Front Blues
By Scott Barretta
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and his family’s Blue Front Cafe have been the epicenter of the blues in Yazoo County for nearly 70 years. His story is intertwined with the history of one of the most unique musical traditions in the blues.
Yazoo County Blues Today
Jimmy Holmes is not the only active bluesman in the area. We take a look at three other members of today’s local blues scene.
McKinney “Blues Man” Williams by Scott Barretta
Arion Babybell by Frank Kossen
Sam Scott by Holly Robinson
Henry Stuckey
The Forgotten Father of Bentonia Blues
By Gayle Dean Wardlow and Jim O’Neal
Henry Stuckey is credited as the father of the Bentonia style of blues. He mentored Skip James, Jack Owens and Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, and all three spent their lives carrying on his unique musical style.
In Yazoo County
Places to See, Places to Eat and Places to Stay
By Holly Robinson
Cypress Grove Blues
A Photo Essay by Bill Steber
Record Reviews
New Releases by: TajMo, Jontavious Willis and Selwyn Birchwood
Reissues by: John Lee Hooker, Curtis Knight with Jimi Hendrix and Major Lance
Month:
May
Issue Number:
249
Language:
English
Country:
United States
Date Added:
2020-01-21 11:00:19
Date Added:
2020-01-21 11:00:19
