by Bman | Jan 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
THE BLUES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 38TH BLUES MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES Awards ceremony to be held May 11, 2017 in Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. β The Blues Foundation is pleased to announce the nominations for its annual Blues Music Awards, which the international organization...
by Bman | Dec 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
(CLARKSDALE, MS) In 2008, music producers Jeff Konkel and Roger Stolle took viewers on a road trip through the birthplace of the blues in the award-winning film βM For Mississippi.β Now the duo is set to return with a new film exploring what remains of the...
by Bman | Jul 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes is a blues musician and proprietor of the Blue Front Cafe on the Mississippi Blues Trail.He was born in 1947 to Carey and Mary Holmes, who were sharecroppers.[1] His parents opened the Blue Front Cafe the year after he was born.[1] They had ten...
by Bman | Jul 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
This timely road movie will explore the thriving underbelly of a dying American art form in the land where it began β Mississippi. Planned as a weeklong journey through the birthplace of the blues, M for Mississippi seeks to capture the proverbial βreal dealβ in its...
