Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival
Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival
Friday, August 9, Blues Alley Stage
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Delta Blues Museum Students
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Pure Blues Express (Venessia & Fazenda Young)
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Deep Cuts
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Terry "Big T" Williams & Band
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - O.B. Buchana
7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Big Jack Johnson


Saturday, Aug. 10, Acoustic Stage inside Clarksdale Station (Passenger Depot)
Free Admission - Space Limited
10:00 a.m. - The Original Delta Fireballs
10:20 a.m. - "Tater" Foster
10:35 a.m. - Pat Thomas 10:55 a.m. - Terry "Harmonica" Bean
11:15 a.m. - Dave Riley
11:35 a.m. - John Mohead
12 noon - Eddie Cotton
12:25 p.m. - Charlie Musselwhite
1:05 p.m. - Alvin Youngblood Hart
1:45 p.m. - Otha Turner


Saturday, Aug. 10, Gospel Stage - Clarksdale Civic Auditorium
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Rev. Norman Collins and Family
2:30 - 3 p.m. - Carolyn Williams (Greenwood)
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.- Southern Grace
3:30 - 4 p.m. - Rev. Lloyd Johnson
4:00 - 4:45 p.m.- James Williams and the Messengers
4:45 - 5:45 p.m.- The Jackson Southernaires

Saturday, Aug. 10, Blues Alley Main Stage
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Otha Turner & the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Sam Carr and Band
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Alvin Youngblood Hart
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Jimbo Mathus & the Knock Down Society
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Geneva Red & The Roadsters with special guest Sam Carr
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Eddie Cotton
7:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Early Wright & Julius Guy Awards Presentation
8:00 - 9:30 p.m. - Charlie Musselwhite & Band
9:30 - 11:00 p.m. - Bobby Blue Bland & Band


· Subject to change
· Free admission to all events: no coolers, no video cameras, no pets, still cameras welcome but no photography on stage
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Mar 23, 2023 - 4:08AM
Chris Ray King
Pinning down my genre: the American Primitive style, developed by the great John Fahey. Staggered to hear “Sunflowe… https://t.co/YV27f3Wi0d
Mar 19, 2023 - 2:39PM
KZSC Spins
John Fahey - Sunflower River Blues (Death Chants, Breakdowns And Military Waltzes) https://t.co/kvIM9QhKoV
Mar 19, 2023 - 1:50PM
WKNC HD-2 Playlist
Playing right now - Sunflower River Blues by John Fahey.
Mar 16, 2023 - 2:36PM
Jon Pinter
John Fahey - Sunflower River Blues (1974 Version) https://t.co/c2AbWV7UOP via @YouTube