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September 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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August 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Living Blues Looks Back: Issue #5 – Lowell Fulson - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
August 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Living Blues Looks Back: Issue #5 – Lowell Fulson - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Happening this weekend, August 8th-10th, 2025: the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Admission is free!
For more information, visit www.sunflowerfest.org.
For more information, visit www.sunflowerfest.org.
August 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Happening this weekend, August 8th-10th, 2025: the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Admission is free!
For more information, visit www.sunflowerfest.org.
For more information, visit www.sunflowerfest.org.
Happening tomorrow, Saturday, July 26th: Junior Kimbrough's 95th Birthday Bash in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The event will be held at Graceland Too, located at 200 Gholson Street. Gates open at 4:30pm, and the music begins at 6:30pm. Admission is free.
July 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Happening tomorrow, Saturday, July 26th: Junior Kimbrough's 95th Birthday Bash in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The event will be held at Graceland Too, located at 200 Gholson Street. Gates open at 4:30pm, and the music begins at 6:30pm. Admission is free.
The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, Mississippi, has scheduled several events to celebrate the centennial of B.B. King’s birth this September. For more information, visit bbkingmuseum.org.
July 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, Mississippi, has scheduled several events to celebrate the centennial of B.B. King’s birth this September. For more information, visit bbkingmuseum.org.
July 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Happening this weekend, June 27-28, in Waterford, Mississippi: the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic. For more information, visit nmshillcountrypicnic.com.
June 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Happening this weekend, June 27-28, in Waterford, Mississippi: the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic. For more information, visit nmshillcountrypicnic.com.
Memphis blues musician "Daddy" Mack Orr died on June 16, 2025. He was 80 years old.
Orr was profiled in Living Blues #209 (October/November 2010).
An obituary will be published in an upcoming issue.
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Orr was profiled in Living Blues #209 (October/November 2010).
An obituary will be published in an upcoming issue.
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Veteran bluesman 'Daddy' Mack Orr, beloved figure in Memphis music scene, has died at 80
A cotton picker turned mechanic turned musician, “Daddy” Mack Orr became a fixture in Memphis nightclubs and international ambassador for Delta blues.
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June 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Memphis blues musician "Daddy" Mack Orr died on June 16, 2025. He was 80 years old.
Orr was profiled in Living Blues #209 (October/November 2010).
An obituary will be published in an upcoming issue.
bit.ly/3ZI9N2s
Orr was profiled in Living Blues #209 (October/November 2010).
An obituary will be published in an upcoming issue.
bit.ly/3ZI9N2s
Living Blues Looks Back: Issue #13 - Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
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June 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Living Blues Looks Back: Issue #13 - Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
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Happening Thursday, June 19th through Saturday, June 21st: the 53rd Annual Bentonia Blues Festival at the Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia, Mississippi.
Admission is free. For more information, visit visityazoo.org/bentonia-blu....
Admission is free. For more information, visit visityazoo.org/bentonia-blu....
June 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Happening Thursday, June 19th through Saturday, June 21st: the 53rd Annual Bentonia Blues Festival at the Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia, Mississippi.
Admission is free. For more information, visit visityazoo.org/bentonia-blu....
Admission is free. For more information, visit visityazoo.org/bentonia-blu....
LAST CALL! Vote in the 2025 Living Blues Awards—poll closes at midnight tonight! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
June 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
LAST CALL! Vote in the 2025 Living Blues Awards—poll closes at midnight tonight! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
Voting ends TOMORROW! Cast your ballot in the 2025 Living Blues Awards today! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
June 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Voting ends TOMORROW! Cast your ballot in the 2025 Living Blues Awards today! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
Valerie June (LB #221) performs "Endless Tree" from her new album OWLS, OMENS & ORACLES on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Valerie June – Endless Tree
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June 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Valerie June (LB #221) performs "Endless Tree" from her new album OWLS, OMENS & ORACLES on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Beautiful evening and great turnout in the Grove at the University of Mississippi in Oxford for Alvin Youngblood Hart!
June 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Beautiful evening and great turnout in the Grove at the University of Mississippi in Oxford for Alvin Youngblood Hart!
ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT to vote in the 2025 Living Blues Awards! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
June 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT to vote in the 2025 Living Blues Awards! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
Happening this Sunday, June 8th: Alvin Youngblood Hart will perform as part of the Summer Sunset Series at The University of Mississippi in Oxford. The concert begins at 6pm on the Grove stage and admission is free!
June 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Happening this Sunday, June 8th: Alvin Youngblood Hart will perform as part of the Summer Sunset Series at The University of Mississippi in Oxford. The concert begins at 6pm on the Grove stage and admission is free!
Have you voted yet? Cast your ballot in the 2025 Living Blues Awards today! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
June 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Have you voted yet? Cast your ballot in the 2025 Living Blues Awards today! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
On Thursday, May 8th, The Blues Foundation presented the 46th Annual Blues Music Awards at the Renasant Convention Center in Memphis.
May 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
On Thursday, May 8th, The Blues Foundation presented the 46th Annual Blues Music Awards at the Renasant Convention Center in Memphis.
Living Blues #296 (May/June 2025) Is Now Available! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
May 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Living Blues #296 (May/June 2025) Is Now Available! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
Joe Louis Walker died on April 30, 2025. He was 75 years old.
Walker was featured on the cover of Living Blues #87 (July/August 1989), #151 (May/June 2000), and #218 (April/May 2012).
A full obituary will be published in an upcoming issue.
Walker was featured on the cover of Living Blues #87 (July/August 1989), #151 (May/June 2000), and #218 (April/May 2012).
A full obituary will be published in an upcoming issue.
May 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Joe Louis Walker died on April 30, 2025. He was 75 years old.
Walker was featured on the cover of Living Blues #87 (July/August 1989), #151 (May/June 2000), and #218 (April/May 2012).
A full obituary will be published in an upcoming issue.
Walker was featured on the cover of Living Blues #87 (July/August 1989), #151 (May/June 2000), and #218 (April/May 2012).
A full obituary will be published in an upcoming issue.
May 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Wallace Coleman loves Living Blues! Let him tell you why—and subscribe today for over 50% off! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
April 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Wallace Coleman loves Living Blues! Let him tell you why—and subscribe today for over 50% off! - mailchi.mp/livingblues/...
Happening this weekend, April 25th-27th, in Durham, North Carolina: the Biscuits and Banjos Festival, a new music festival curated by Rhiannon Giddens and dedicated to the reclamation and exploration of Black music, art, and culture in her home state of North Carolina.
April 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Happening this weekend, April 25th-27th, in Durham, North Carolina: the Biscuits and Banjos Festival, a new music festival curated by Rhiannon Giddens and dedicated to the reclamation and exploration of Black music, art, and culture in her home state of North Carolina.