Stood At The Crossroads

Fulfilled a lifelong dream this December. Drove to Clarksdale, Mississippi and found the legendary crossroads that Robert Johnson wrote and sang about. Old Clarksdale still retains that vintage feel, somehow takes you back to a time when the likes of Mckinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters), John Lee Hooker and Mr. Johnson were locals and forging the music that would eventually change the world. The Mississippi delta was every bit as pastoral and beautiful and they say, even in December.

If you take this blues odyssey, be sure to check out The Delta Blues Museum, open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm. If you go on a Thursday, go next door to The Ground Zero Blues Club. Thursday is an open blues jam and not only do those cats know how to play but they couldn't have been more kind to this mountainwest blues man. Let your friends know if you're going to sit in, because every night they webcast the music. You can also rent a room upstairs for the night.

http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/

http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com/

http://live.todocast.tv/template.ma.php?EventNumber=TDC-E1233 (Ground Zero Webcast)