Hit the Mississippi Blues Trail this summer with our guide to 9 must-visit towns that bring the soul, sound, and story of American blues to life.

Again, around 2012, when he first heard an old recording from Bentonia, Mississippi blues musician Skip James. “He sang in a falsetto voice, played in a minor tuning, had a very haunted sound.

Holmes, 73, is the last Bentonia bluesman, the carrier of a dying musical and oral storytelling tradition born in this Mississippi town of less than 500 people. And now, he’s a Grammy-nominated ...

Where: Blue Front Café 107 E Railroad Ave, Bentonia Admission: Free Time: Noon-until. Open mic will be from noon to 3 p.m. both days with scheduled performers starting at 3 p.m. both days.

About 2,000 miles from Los Angeles, where the red carpet turns to dust, we found this year's most unlikely Grammy nominee. Every day, 73-year-old Jimmy "Duck" Holmes welcomes customers to his Blue ...

Bentonia is a town in Yazoo County, Mississippi, with a population of 335. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 64.20% of residents identify as white, 35.80% as ...

Mississippi has long been regarded as the true home of the blues. Before Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf signed with Chess Records in Chicago, they were well-known in their home state of Mississippi.

Elev 213 ft, 32.64 °N, 90.37 °W Bentonia, MS Hourly Weather Forecast star_ratehome ...

Every day, 73-year-old Jimmy "Duck" Holmes welcomes customers to his Blue Front Cafe and juke joint in Bentonia, Mississippi. Holmes doesn't read music. He doesn't write music. He doesn't write ...