Well, it's that time of year again, folks...the annual B.B. King Homecoming has rolled into Indianola, MS!
From the cotton fields, street corners and juke joints of the Mississippi Delta came a new kind of music – the blues. Considered by many to be the only truly indigenous American music, this form that has influenced musicians worldwide is deeply rooted in Delta soil. And so is the man who helped spread the blues as its foremost ambassador... Riley B.B. King.
It all starts Saturday, June 11, 2011 on the grounds of the B.B. King Museum! The festivities will begin at 9:00 a.m. with Indianola's Open Air Market. The Market will feature locally grown produce as well as artwork from more than 40 Delta artisans.
This year's concert will start at 2 p.m. on the west side of the Gin at the B.B. King Museum.
See below for the tentative performance schedule:
2:00 p.m. Terry "Harmonica" Bean
3:30 p.m. Matthew Davidson
4:45 p.m. Jake and the Pearl Street Jumpers
6:15 p.m. Willie Clayton
7:30 p.m. Mark "Muleman" Massey
3:30 p.m. Matthew Davidson
4:45 p.m. Jake and the Pearl Street Jumpers
6:15 p.m. Willie Clayton
7:30 p.m. Mark "Muleman" Massey
8:30 p.m. B.B. King
Friday is more like a pre-festival warm up day and has become just as much fun as the actual festival day itself! Press coverage of the festival weekend started today and the guys from SuperTalk MS rolled into town with their satellite truck and broadcast right from the streets in front of the museum and The Blue Biscuit. If you've never been to The Blue Biscuit, you NEED TO GO!!!
As an added bonus, during the JT Show, my brother, Alan Jones, was interviewed and even played a few blues tunes! Enjoy!
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Alan Jones (left) and Pat LeBlanc talking the Blues inside The Blue Biscuit. |
Alan Jones playing "Big Road Blues". (Audio only)
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| Alan Jones playing in the SuperTalk MS tent. |
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