Sunflower
River Blues & Gospel Festival – 2022
Clarksdale, Mississippi
August 11-14, 2022
By Phillip Smith; August 15, 2022
Original Source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com
I had a terrific time on my third trip down to
Clarksdale, Mississippi for the Sunflower River Blues and
Gospel Festival. The festivities
began Thursday evening at the Grits, Greens & BBQ VIP party where we
were treated to a delicious meal. Live entertainment
was provided by Stan Street
and Jaxx Nassar, Sean “Bad” Apple, and Terry “Big T”
Williams. It was an absolutely
fabulous time.
After catching a few live acts (Steve Kolbus, Jaxx Nassar, Lala Craig, and Lucious
Spiller) at the Ground Zero Blues Club on
Friday afternoon, court was held at the main stage next to the Delta Blues Museum. The artist
lineup was outstanding. It featured The Delta Blues Museum Band, Heavy Suga & the SweetTones, Lucious Spiller, Anthony “Big A” Sherrod,
and James “Super Chikan” Johnson.
Saturday, I started off at Ground Zero for more blues from Steve Kolbus, Mark Miller, Walter Busby, and Lee Williams. Afterwards, I headed off
to Cat Head to catch their 20th
year festivities with a lovely live front-porch performance from Australia “Honeybee” Jones and 19th Street Red. Knowing Jaxx Nassar was
playing again at Ground Zero,
we headed back to catch one more set from her, and staying for Big Train and the Loco Motives from Norman Oklahoma was
a must. Immediately following their
captivating performance, it was time to settle back down again at the main
stage for Brad Money Maker, Mark “Mule Man” Massey, and riveting set from Jimbo Mathus.
It was a phenomenal time from start to finish. Sunflower River Blues and
Gospel Festival is
an event I highly recommend paying a visit to.
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Previous blog entries for
this festival:
PhillyCheeze’s
Rock & Blues Reviews: #513 : Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival –
2021 (phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com)
PhillyCheeze’s
Rock & Blues Reviews: #403 : Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival
2019 (phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com)
Websites of places mentioned:
Delta Cultural Center –
www.arkansasheritage.com/delta-cultural-center/delta-cultural-center-home
Shack Up Inn –
shackupinn.com
Ground Zero Blues Club –
groundzerobluesclub.com
Delta Blues Museum –
deltabluesmuseum.org
Hooker Grocery
— www.hookergrocer.com
Cat Head Delta Blues &
Folk Art – www.cathead.biz
Websites of artists mentioned:
Big Train & the Loco
Motives – bigtrainsblues.com
Jimbo Mathus –
www.therealjimbomathus.com
Steve Kolbus and the Clarksdale
Blues Review – www.stevekolbus.com
For more information about the festival, visit this
website – www.sunflowerfest.org
All Photos by Phillip Smith
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| Mark Miller & Steve Kolbus |
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| Ground Zero Blues Club |
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| Jaxx Nassar & Stan Street |
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| Sean “Bad” Apple |
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| Terry “Big T” Williams |
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| Steve Kolbus and Mark Miller |
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| Jaxx Nassar |
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| Jaxx Nassar |
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| Lala Craig |
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| Lucious Spiller |
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| Delta Blues Museum Band |
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| Heavy Suga & SweetTones |
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| Walt Busby |
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| Heather Crosse |
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| Lucious Spiller |
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| Lucious Spiller Band |
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| Lucious Spiller Band – Jaxx Nassar |
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| Lucious Spiller Band |
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| Lucious Spiller |
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| Anthony “Big A” Sherrod |
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| Anthony “Big A” Sherrod Band |
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| Anthony “Big A” Sherrod |
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| Anthony “Big A” Sherrod |
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| James “Super Chikan” Johnson |
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| James “Super Chikan” Johnson Band |
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| James “Super Chikan” Johnson Band – Lala Craig |
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| Super Chikan |
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| Super Chikan |
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| James “Super Chikan” Johnson Band – Heather Falduto |
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| Lee Williams |
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| Mark Miller |
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| Steve Kolbus |
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| Walt Busby |
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| Bill “Howl-N-Madd” and Shy Perry |
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| Australia “Honeybee” Jones and 19th Street Red |
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| Australia “Honeybee” Jones and 19th Street Red |
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| Big Train & the Loco Motives – Casey Saunders |
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| Big Train & the Loco Motives |
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| Mike Lander & Bill Cummins |
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| Big Train & the Loco Motives |
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| Brad Money Maker Band |
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| Heather Crosse |
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| Heather Cross, Lee Williams, & Walt Busby |
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| Mark “Mule Man” Massey |
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| Jimbo Mathus |
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| Jimbo Mathus |
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| Jimbo Mathus |
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| Jimbo Mathus |
All Photos by Phillip Smith
