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This is a Blues-Oriented Town

Posted in Uncategorized, Clarksdale, blues, Hip-Hop, Music, Tourism on July 6th, 2006 No Comments »

I encountered a group of blues tourists-cum-entrepreneurs today as I bought a soda in the local gardening shop. As “The Delta Blues” gains cache with middle America and blues tourism increases, a number of investment bankers and real estate moguls have been buying chunks of Clarksdale for tourism development. One heavy investor from California has […]

And….ACTION!

Posted in Uncategorized, Clarksdale, oral culture, Mississippi Delta, Documentary Work, Hip-Hop on July 6th, 2006 No Comments »

We roll into Top Notch’s neighborhood in the early afternoon to film our first interview for our documentary about his community and his work. It’s the day after the Fourth of July and a trio of boys around the age of 11 are shooting off bottle rockets while walking down the street. They watch as […]

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