#VisitClarksdale AND #VisitHelenaAR for an epic week of live music & events.

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Biscuit Warm-Up

Live From Clarksdale

 

- WEDNESDAY -

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King Biscuit Week Kickoff​

Noon-1:30p  |  121 Delta Ave.  |  FREE

live with Lucious Spiller, proud Arkansas native & Clarksdale resident

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Panel & Exhibit Opening: "Blues on the Farm"​

1:30-2:30p  |  Carnegie Public Library  |  FREE

King Biscuit Hour host & Delta Cultural Center director Thomas Jacques, Delta Center for Culture & Learning director Dr. Mandy Truman, Carnegie Public Library director Tracy Caradine, and T'Model's grandson Stud Ford.

The exhibit is curated by researchers at the Carnegie Public Library.

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Deak Harp & Quicksand #LiveFromClarksdale

3:00-4:00p  |  Deak's Mississippi Saxophone & Blues Emporium  |  FREE

Front-porch concert featuring Clarksdale-based Deak Harp &

Helena-based Quicksand, playing the music of blues brotherly love.

 

Delta-Fusion Cooking Class

4:00-5:00p  |  Shack Up Inn  |  $40

Join Julie Diaz, founder of Clarksdale Cooks, for an experience sharing food and stories together.  The meal is plant-based and will include to-go containers for you to take back to your campsite or hotel.

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Mississippi Welcome Party​​

5:00-10:00pm  |  $25

5p Terry "Big T" Williams with Miss Gladys  |  6p Stud Ford

7:30p Keith Johnson  |  8:30p Garry Burnside featuring Gracey Williams

Gumbo dinner served in honor of King Biscuit's favorite traditions.

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- THURSDAY -​​

 

Blues Brunch & Southern-Style Picnic

10:00a-4:00p  |  Hopson Hospitality courtyard  |  $25

10a LaLa Craig​

11a Mark 'Muleman' Massey

Noon lunch conversation: Blues on "The Farm"

with Mark 'Muleman' Massey, Jock Webb & James 'Superchikan' Johnson

from Parchman Farm to their own work on local farms, past to present.

1p James 'Superchikan' Johnson

2p Jimmy Duck Holmes

3p Arkansas Brothers' Tim Hoggard & Bowlegged Rooster

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Delta Dirt's Hands-On Class for Cocktail Connoisseurs

4:00-5:00p  |  Levon's Bar & Grill  |  $40

Sample local gin, vodka, and Arkansas Brown (bourbon!) while learning

directly from the distillers how to make drinks that'll impress anyone, plus

behind-the-scenes tricks for mixing up the ideal Delta cocktail.

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Dine Around Town

5:00-8:00p  |  downtown Clarksdale  |  à la carte

Happy hour & dinner at Levon's, live with Maggie McCabe & Charlotte Taylor

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Annual Jam Night  |  8:00p-Until.​
 

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- FRIDAY -

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Blues Brunch

9:00a-until  |  Levon's Bar & Grill |  $20

Wake up and fuel up with the best of vibes and brunch with Jesse Cotton Stone.

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Riverside Hotel Interpretive Center: Living Blues & Civil Rights Museum

Grand Opening & Blues Trail Marker Unveiling

10:00a-noon  |  Riverside Hotel  |  Free

...and send-off to Helena!

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King Biscuit stages

Live in Helena

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King Biscuit Blues Festival

Full activity schedule is below.  Mainstage music lineup:

Fri 1p-until:  Heavy Suga & the SweeTones  |  Sterling Billingsley  |  The Wampus Cats  |  Reba Russell Band  |  Gregg Martinez  |  Paul Thorn  |  Mr. Sipp

Sat 1p-until:  Eden Brent  |  Ghost Town Blues Band  |  Chris O'Leary  |  Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets  |  2 Blues for You  |  Port City Blues Players  |  John Nemeth  |  The B.B. King Museum Blues Band

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"Bit o' Blues" local young performers, on the main stage this year:
Fri 9:45a-1p: The Delta Blues Museum Band, The Spa City Youngbloods, Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport & the Pinetop Perkins Boogie Woogie Showcase​​

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Front Porch Blues Bash

Hosted by the Delta Cultural Center in the Miller Annex.

Fri noon-6p:  Libby Rae Watson, Mississippi Spoonman ft. Spoonfed Blues, Watermelon Slim, Sean McDonald, Front Porch Blues Jam hosted by Brotha Ric Patton

Sat 1p-6p:  Australia "Honeybee" Jones, Detroit Johnny, Charlotte Taylor, Cannonball Red, Larry McCray

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Quicksand's Busker Stage

Live busking on Cherry Street, across from Delta Dirt.

Thu 11a-Late:  Maggie McCabe & Rev. Robert  |  Gary & Carol  |  Kevin Brown  |  Guitar Frenchie  |  Downtown Charlie Brown & Harry Binford  |  Ryan & the Spit Cup Band  |  Eric Walker  |  The Atlanta Blues Cartel  |  Quicksand Jam

Fri 11a-10p:  BBQ Bob & K.K.  |  JB & the Hot Shots  |  Stan Street & the Hopeless Case Band  |  Downtown Charlie Brown Band  |  Deak Harp & Quicksand  |  The Miles Minor Band  |  The Atlanta Blues Cartel  |  Chicago Slim & the Bone Squad  |  Fonky Donkey  |  Stray Dawgs & the Wolves

Sat 11a-9p:  Bill Able  |  The Young Guns  |  Chicago Slim & the Bone Squad  |  Deak Harp & Quicksand  |  The Dukes of Hoggard  |  Big Papa Binns  |  Straw Dawgs & the Wolves  |  Ryan Washington & the Spit Cup Band  |  The Miles Minor Band​

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afterparty

sunday in clarksdale

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Super Blues Sunday​

Enjoy an encore with live music at venues across downtown Clarksdale, starting with the Cat Head Mini Blues Fest, 10a-3p: Lucious Spiller, Big T & the Family Band, Sean Apple, Little Willie Farmer & Terry Harmonica Bean.

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Pinetop Homecoming

The 25th Annual Homecoming is held at Hopson & the Shack-Up Inn and now supports the Pinetop Perkins Foundation.

Sun 3-8p:  Bob Corritore, Big Joe Maher, Wyly Bigger, Delta Divas, Hal Reed, Batterton & Edwards, Anson Funderburgh, James Mayes, Young Rell Davenport, Joe Tellman, Matt Lesch, Christian Dozzler, Joe Eagle, Jesse Black, Heather Crosse Band, Akeem Kemp Band, Steve Kolbus Band -- and the "Pinetopper" students of the program.​

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This is THE King Biscuit Week page with links to all event details.

Check back regularly for updates!

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Last update:  October 5th!