As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, we feel the continued longing for social connection and interaction in our communities, and we look forward to the day when we can safely gather together again and celebrate all that we hold dear. As we move towards that future...
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The Revelators: Memphis to Monticello. Announcing the Release of a New CD.
Friends of Jerry Lee “Duff” Dorrough have compiled a CD of rare recordings of Duff’s band, The Revelators. The Revelators were primarily a gospel band formed in the later years of Duff’s very celebrated and diverse musical career. The band consisted of Duff, Jim...
Barry Bays: Multi-instrumentalist, session musician, DMI instructor
If you have been to a blues festival, juke joint, or listened to live music anywhere in the Mississippi Delta within the last twenty-five years, there is a decent chance you’ve seen Barry Bays play the bass guitar. Bays has been a mainstay on the Delta music scene as...
Harmony Quartet: Boyle musical family impresses
Started as a family musical ensemble in Boyle, the Harmony Quartet has evolved into something much bigger, with some members moving on to work with well-known recording artists to the group itself preparing to sign with a major label. Family patriarch Larry Williams...
Local Businessman Releases CD: Don’t Worry About Danny Abraham!
“Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me” was a labor of love and faith, according to Danny Abraham. His first CD, a gospel collection of all original compositions, this well-known Cleveland men’s clothier for the past 41 years said he may have just found his other true calling....
Do It With Ease: Craig Adams’s music offers deep Delta stories
Two years ago, Craig Adams decided it was “now or never.” A guitar player since he was twelve years old, Adams had occasionally written songs. He always threw them out—at least until he was twenty-six, and something clicked. “I never really liked anything I was...
Local Musician Partners With City: Walker forms Deep Roots Music Initiative
Former Director of the Delta Music Institute at Delta State and noted musician, Tricia Walker, is excited about a new partnership she has established with the City of Cleveland that she believes will put a song in everyone’s heart--and more money in the bank for local...