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Watch: A visit to Red’s Lounge in Clarksdale, Mississippi featuring Red Paden and Robert “Bilbo” Walker

November 30, 2012
Red Paden, owner of Red's Lounge - photo by Lou Bopp

World Cafe Travel Adventures went to Memphis and Clarksdale, Mississippi in October. While in Clarksdale, as part of WXPN’s Mississippi Blues Project, we visited Red’s Lounge, a legendary juke joint featured in the documentary, We Juke Up In Here!. In […]

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Watch Jimmy “Duck” Holmes sing “Devil Got My Woman” from the Mississippi Blues Project concert at World Cafe Live (review by Jonny Meister)

November 19, 2012
Photo by John Vettese

Jimmy “Duck” Holmes sang “Devil Got My Woman” at his Mississippi Blues Project concert on October 22, 2012. At the beginning, he notes that he is unsure of the song’s origin, citing Nehemiah “Skip” James, Jack Owens, and Henry Stuckey. […]

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Merry Christmas from Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – listen to a snippet of “Christmas Alone”

November 19, 2012
Merry Christmas from Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – listen to a snippet of “Christmas Alone”

Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, one of our Mississippi Blues Project featured artists has a new Christmas single out. It’s a double sided single featuring “Christmas Alone” backed with his version of “Merry Christmas, Baby.” It’s pressed on a red vinyl 45 […]

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Watch: our favorite Howlin’ Wolf classics

November 6, 2012
Watch: our favorite Howlin’ Wolf classics

The legendary Howlin’ Wolf, was born in West Point, Mississippi as Chester Arthur Burnett on June 10th 1910. Wolf’s mentor was Charley Patton, who Wolf met when he was 18 years old. After spending several years in the army, Wolf […]

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Listen to Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Terry “Harmonica” Bean in concert from World Cafe Live

October 24, 2012
Listen to Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Terry “Harmonica” Bean in concert from World Cafe Live

Terry “Harmonica” Bean and Jimmy “Duck” Homes performed in concert on Monday, October 22nd at World Cafe Live in the second in the series of the Mississippi Blues Project concerts. Look at our photos from the show shot by WXPN’s […]

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Photo recap and review of Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Terry “Harmonica” Bean in concert at World Cafe Live by Jonny Meister

October 24, 2012
Photo recap and review of Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Terry “Harmonica” Bean in concert at World Cafe Live by Jonny Meister

A Blues Night To Remember – by Jonny Meister All photos by John Vettese October 22, 2012 . . . a night to remember for blues lovers. It was the second concert event in the Mississippi Blues Project series, and […]

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Watch Muddy Waters and Friends, live on Soundstage, 1974

October 22, 2012
Watch Muddy Waters and Friends, live on Soundstage, 1974

The legendary Muddy Waters, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on April 4, 1915, appeared on an episode of Soundstage from the show’s very first season as a syndicated show in 1974. Filmed in the studios of WTTW in Chicago, Muddy […]

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Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Terry “Harmonica” Bean in concert Monday 10/22 at World Cafe Live

October 21, 2012
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Terry “Harmonica” Bean in concert Monday 10/22 at World Cafe Live

Terry “Harmonica” Bean and Jimmy “Duck” Holmes are performing at World Cafe Live, Monday, October 22nd. The show is free however you need to RSVP here. Below, listen to some songs from various releases on Broke And Hungry Records. You […]

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Watch Big George Brock perform at the Philadelphia Folk Festival

September 17, 2012
Watch Big George Brock perform at the Philadelphia Folk Festival

Bog George Brock performed on a bill with the Cedric Burnside Project at the Mississippi Blues Project kick-off concert on Sunday, August 19th, at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. Below, watch Big George perform “Hoochie Coochie Man,” and “Bedroom Door Locked.” […]

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Listen to the Cedric Burnside Project’s set from the Philadelphia Folk Festival

September 9, 2012
Listen to the Cedric Burnside Project’s set from the Philadelphia Folk Festival

The Mississippi Blues Project kicked off with a concert at the Philadelphia Folk Festival on Sunday, August 19th with performances from The Cedric Burnside Project and Big George Brock. About 1500 fans filed into the Lobby Tent for an afternoon […]

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Watch the Cedric Burnside Project at the Philly Folk Festival

August 28, 2012
Watch the Cedric Burnside Project at the Philly Folk Festival

Big George Brock and Cedric Burnside Project performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival on Sunday, August 19th for our first Mississippi Blues Project concert. Watch a video of Burnside and guitarist Trenton Ayers perform “Po Black Mattie” below. Our next […]

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The Blues & Beyond With Jonny Meister: We Juke Up In Here!

August 24, 2012

Each Saturday night at 7PM on WXPN, Jonny Meister hosts The Blues Show and the Blues & Beyond. Recently, Jonny put the spotlight on the fantastic new documentary We Juke Up Here! You can read about the documentary here. Below, […]

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