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11/29/21: Sunflower Thanksgiving Eve Fundraiser at Ground Zero
11/17/21: Thanksgiving Eve Sunflower party
08/02/21: Sunflower River Blues Fest kicks off August 13-15 with top sponsors: CCC, HPI, and Visit Clarksdale
07/15/21: Festival Receives Mississippi Arts Commission Award
07/12/21: 'Sunflower Supremes' guarantee super welcome Thursday, August 12, 2021
07/01/20: 2020 Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Fest postponed
04/28/20: DISPATCH FROM 415 COURT STREET, CLARKSDALE, MISS. – TUESDAY, APRIL 28, FROM JOURNALIST FOREVER PANNY MAYFIELD
03/19/20: International sister blues festivals exchange cheer during crisis
12/28/19: Global blues fans pack every seat and standing room inside Red's Blues Club
12/14/19: Blues Grammy Nominee ‘Kingfish’ Ingram honors Deceased mother with emotional ‘Amazing Grace’
11/29/19: Record crowd pack Ground Zero's Sunflower Festival Thanksgiving Eve fund-raiser
11/21/19: Five dynamite blues bands booked for Sunflower’s Thanksgiving Eve party
08/11/19: Despite stormy weather, the 32nd Sunflower, a 'howling success'
08/11/19: 2019 Festival Photos
08/09/19: 'Everyone loves Chikan,' Sunflower headliner
08/07/19: Big George Brock joins Sunflower Fest lineup
07/21/19: Sunflower Fest promises international attractions Aug 9-11
07/06/19: Super Nova Blues Musicians Ignite July 6
06/27/19: Sunflower Fest certified a 'Southern Travel Treasure'
01/24/19: February's First Friday Blues Mixer features 4 super stars
11/10/18: 'Spectacular' lineup booked for Thanksgiving Eve Blues Party
11/07/18: Superstars Headline Annual Sunflower Festival
08/09/18: Italian photographers enjoy Sunflower River Blues Festival's opening event
08/08/18: Expect high-octane show from hometown celebrity O.B. Buchana
08/08/18: Count on 'Kingfish' for a spectacular show
08/04/18: Sunflower River Festival centers on Delta blues, but also stars 'Hill Country' & 'Bentonia'-styles
08/04/18: Sunflower honors music giants: 'Razorblade' Stewart, C.V. Veal
07/10/18: Mississippi Arts Commission awards $4,500 grant to Sunflower River Blues Association
07/05/18: Amazing hometown talent booked for 31st Sunflower Fest
05/10/18: Extraordinary musician C.V. Veal, 91, dies May 8
04/25/18: Bluesman Josh ‘Razorblade’ Stewart dies in Memphis
04/15/18: Norwegian Grammy winner (and great friend of the Sunflower) recording gospel song here in Clarksdale over the weekend
02/19/18: Panny Mayfield, nominated for MIAL Award
11/14/17: Sunflower's Annual Thanksgiving Eve Blues Party set Nov. 22
07/24/17: Sunflower Fest earns accolades but retains distinctive signature
07/09/17: Sunflower Fest finale with Musselwhite, Jim O’Neal Sunday, Aug. 13
07/08/17: The 30th Annual FREE Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival
06/12/17: Grammy winner Charlie Musselwhite headlines Sunflower’s Saturday stage; Hometown favorite O.B. Buchana spins top soul performance Friday night
05/15/17: Sister Festival Leaders Visit Clarksdale
04/26/17: April’s Muddy Waters Month celebration at the DBM features top attraction
02/27/17: A Night At Red's Juke Joint In The Mississippi Delta Is A True Blues Experience
02/17/17: NPR interviews blues club owner Red Paden
02/13/17: Bobby Rush, William Bell, win Grammy Awards in LA
12/28/16: Super soul star performs at Sunflower's Christmas Blues Party
12/19/16: Sunflower Fest sets Christmas Blues Party Dec. 23
12/09/16: 2017 Grammy Nominees
11/28/16: Sunflower’s Thanksgiving Eve blues party a howling success with 30th preview, Word family reunion & pint-size ‘Blues Brothers’
11/11/16: Thanksgiving Eve blues party features 6 bands at Ground Zero
10/10/16: Mayors and officials of Clarksdale and Notodden, Norway renew sister city relationships
08/22/16: Paul Wilson receives Early Wright Blues Heritage Award
08/15/16: Sunflower River Fest is a ‘cool’ international success
08/15/16: Civic Auditorium packed for Sunflower Gospel Fest
08/11/16: Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival welcomes top Italian photographers
08/09/16: Sunflower River Fest headliners ready to roll
08/09/16: Sunflower Fest draws international media
07/27/16: Sunflower Fest to join John Lee Hooker Month observance
07/15/16: Sunflower mourns the passing of Po' Monkey
07/05/16: WROX Partners With Free Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival
05/20/16: Outstanding Lineup Booked for 2016 Sunflower Festival
05/10/16: Norwegian Blues Festival Delegation is Welcomed to Clarksdale
04/28/16: Charlie Musselwhite Recalls Early Days in Chicago with Muddy Waters - "Muddy Gave Me a Career"
03/17/16: ‘Razorblade’ Stewart expected home Sunday
02/29/16: C. V. Veal Honored By Chapel Hill Baptist Church
01/08/16: Orlando Paden sworn into the Mississippi State House of Representatives at noon Tuesday, Jan. 5 in the Mississippi Capitol
12/30/15: VisitSouth Features Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival
12/18/15: Blues Trail unveiling honoring the Dickinson family
11/30/15: Vibrant Musicians Rock Sunflower’s Thanksgiving Eve Party
11/18/15: Five top bands booked for Thanksgiving Eve party
10/28/15: Gearing up for the Sunflower’s Thanksgiving Eve Blues Party
08/17/15: Revered bluesman Eddie Cusic dies at 89
08/09/15: Sunflower River Gospel Festival
08/07/15: Sunflower artist and media check-in set in former Greyhound Bus Station
08/03/15: Sunflower Festival Promises ‘Most Authentic’ Music
07/27/15: ‘Women in Blues’ brings international flair to Sunflower
07/21/15: With Elvis, Tina Turner as role models, Sweet Angel promises a unique show
07/20/15: Expect triple-digit show from Nathaniel Kimble
07/20/15: Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Fest awarded $4,500 grant from Mississippi Arts Commission
03/09/15: Vintage musician honors master guitarist Robert Belfour
02/26/15: Bluesman Robert Belfour passes Feb. 25
12/09/14: Blues Museum kids designated Clarksdale’s Music Ambassadors
11/18/14: Delta Blues Museum Band members enjoy
08/15/14: Big Jack Johnson tribute rockets into history
08/04/14: Big Jack's birthday party rocks
08/04/14: 'Grits, Greens, & Barbecue' lure visitors from Beale Street
07/31/14: Sunflower Artist/Media check-in site moved to Bus Station
07/30/14: Anthony Sherrod 'channels' the energy of Big Jack Johnson
07/28/14: Latimore returns with steamy soul show Aug. 8
07/16/14: Red Paden talks about Big Jack Johnson
06/26/14: 2014 Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival T-Shirts Arrive
06/20/14: Sunflower Fest rated a Top 10 summer event
04/19/14: Top Norwegian vocalist records gospel in Clarksdale with locals
12/09/13: Sunflower congratulates former festival headliners
11/29/13: International crowd packs Sunflower party at Ground Zero
11/16/13: Sunflower books 7 top bands to play Thanksgiving Eve party
08/19/13: 2013 Sunflower Festival
07/29/13: Stax Music Academy students to perform at Ground Zero Friday
07/29/13: The North Mississippi Allstars ‘link’ Hill Country masters to Rock ‘n Roll
07/28/13: Sunflower Fest to honor Melville Tillis, his legendary blues club
07/14/13: Priscilla Presley at Robert Plant concert in Memphis
05/24/13: Extraordinary musician/songwriter Arthneice Jones passes
04/11/13: Mississippi Heritage Blues Trail marker unveiling honoring Clarksdale’s Delta Blues Museum
04/10/13: North Mississippi AllStars, Bobby Rush to headline Sunflower 26th annual free festival Aug 9-10-11
04/02/13: Mr. Johnnie Billington taught students much more than music
03/11/13: Downtown stage renamed the Melville Charles Tillis Sr. Delta Blues Stage
03/06/13: Sunflower River Blues Fest members honor late co-chairman Melville Tillis
03/03/13: Sunflower Co-Chairman, Melville Tillis, Passes Away
01/16/13: Musselwhite to perform on ‘The Tonight Show’ Tuesday, Jan. 22
11/25/12: Sunflower's annual Thanksgiving Eve party packs Ground Zero
11/08/12: Sunflower Fest’s annual Thanksgiving Eve Blues Party to feature 5 bands at Ground Zero
10/29/12: Robert Plant, Morgan Freeman interviews at the Sunflower Fest to air on Mississippi Roads
08/23/12: And the lucky winner of the John Lee Hooker-signed guitar is….
08/22/12: Letter to the Editor 8 /19/2012 Sunflower Festival rockets Clarksdale into global recognition
08/15/12: Robert Plant Supernova explodes at 25th Sunflower River Blues Fest
08/07/12: DARTS, Rebel Rides to shuttle visitors downtown at Sunflower River Festival
08/06/12: Signed John Lee Hooker guitar offered for raffle
08/06/12: Robert Plant creates ‘a bit of a stir’ in Clarksdale
07/30/12: Sunflower photography credentials closed
07/29/12: Sunflower Fest features extraordinary bonus events
07/18/12: Homeland Security increases manpower for Sunflower Festival crowds Aug. 10-12
07/09/12: Sunflower Festival Security Earns Top Priority
05/11/12: Vickie Winans to Headline the 25th Annual Sunflower River Gospel Festival
04/24/12: 2012 Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival Tentative Lineup Released
04/17/12: Ella Wright, widow of famed radio broadcaster, dies April 14
03/25/12: Robert Plant and Patty Griffin in Clarksdale over the weekend
03/03/12: Robert Plant to headline 25th Sunflower Festival
02/23/12: Sunflower Fest to announce superstars March 2
12/02/11: Melville Tillis named Clarksdale’s ‘Citizen of the Year’
11/26/11: Fresh new sounds mark Sunflower party
11/15/11: Sunflower’s Thanksgiving Eve Blues Party to showcase 5 bands, contests, prizes
08/16/11: Sunflower Awards
08/14/11: Dorothy Moore crowned Sunflower Fest favorite
08/07/11: Getting’ ready for ‘Grits, Greens, & Barbecue’
08/07/11: Virtuoso blues artists punctuate acoustic stages with intimacy
08/02/11: Steamy nights no problem for cool Southern soul artists at the Sunflower
07/28/11: Two historic marker dedications kick off Sunflower Blues Fest activities August 12
07/17/11: Dorothy Moore draws international fans
06/19/11: Crystal Hicks creates 2011 Sunflower Fest design
06/14/11: Sunflower program at Tuesday Rotary Club
06/13/11: 24th annual Sunflower Blues Fest headliners
03/14/11: Big Jack Johnson dies Monday, March 14
02/03/11: Sunflower offers $1,000 prize pack for best 24th annual festival design
01/02/11: 24th Sunflower Fest to celebrate five
11/27/10: Thanksgiving Eve Blues Party at Ground Zero Blues Club
11/04/10: Sunflower Fest’s Thanksgiving Eve party to feature seven bands plus gilt-edge prizes
09/12/10: Tater FosterWiley - Visitation and Services
08/25/10: Photos from The 2010 Sunflower River Blues Festival
08/25/10: Clarksdale's 23rd Sunflower, tribute to Ike Turner a 'howlin' success despite triple-digit heat wave
08/02/10: Po Monkey and the Sunflower River Blues Festival
07/28/10: Proclaiming Ike Turner and Rocket 88 weekend
07/28/10: Blues musicians needed to play on train trips during Sunflower
07/18/10: Sunflower acoustic stage moves to New Roxy
07/06/10: Blues-lovin' trains return for Sunflower Festival
07/02/10: Ike Turner to be honored in Clarksdale Walk of Fame
07/02/10: Make advance reservations for the VIP Tent
06/02/10: 2010 Lineup Announced
05/21/10: Sister blues festivals toast the summer season
01/22/10: Sunflower Festival to pay tribute to Ike Turner, Rocket 88 musicians
12/07/09: Sunflower Fest's Thanksgiving Eve party
12/03/09: Superstar Robert Plant addresses Tutwiler Blues Marker Unveiling
11/12/09: Four Top Bands, including Cedric & Malcolm to play Sunflower Fest's fund-raiser Nov. 25
11/26/07: Six Blues Bands Pack Ground Zero for Sunflower Fest Fund-Raiser
11/17/07: Rocking blues party set Thanksgiving eve at Ground Zero
08/15/07: Despite sizzling triple-digit temps, 25,000 celebrate Sunflower Fest
08/06/07: Sunflower Fest Promises to be 'best ever'
07/30/07: 2007 Festival Lineup Revised
07/19/07: Photos from the Sunflower Art Unveiling
07/18/07: Barnard's Sunflower artwork, a signature
06/18/07: Quintessential stars Bobby Rush, Denise LaSalle to Headline 20th
03/12/07: Sam Carr honored with Governor's Award
03/12/07: Sunflower, Notodden Blues Festivals Turn 20
03/12/07: Not too early to reserve Sunflower VIP tickets
11/10/06: Thanksgiving Eve Fundraiser to Feature 4 Blues Bands
08/14/06: More than 25,000 attend Sunflower Fest
08/09/06: Allstars offer unique mix steeped in tradition
08/07/06: Expect a steamy Latimore show plus a few surprises
07/19/06: Global documentary to feature Sunflower Festival
07/10/06: International Flavors Spice Sunflower Festival
06/27/06: Artist Cristen Barnard creates a 'masterpiece' for the Sunflower
06/27/06: Tamale mobile boosts Sunflower Fest
05/17/06: The 19th Sunflower Fest is Sam Carr's Houseparty
10/03/05: Sunflower Festival returns to 3-day format
08/15/05: SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL MEMBERS CELEBRATE FESTIVAL SUCCESS!
08/10/05: Musselwhite talks Southern roots, blues history in Clarksdale
08/04/04: International notes invade the down-home Sunflower Festival
06/24/04: Charlie Musselwhite buys massive Clarksdale building
06/16/04: Headliners Comin' Home
05/28/04: T-Shirt Contest
01/12/04: Dates for 2004
05/14/03: Sunflower chosen for Year of the Blues
07/17/02: Lineup Is Complete
05/15/02: Get Ready for the 15th Annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival
08/06/01: Deadline Ticking Down before Clarksdale’s 14th annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival
08/06/01: NORWEGIAN BLUES BAND - SPOONFUL OF BLUES
07/10/01: Festival Talent Announced
06/29/01: July 4th Benefit
06/13/01: Benefit A Success!
03/16/01: April 6, 2001 - BOBBY RUSH to headline Festival Fund-Raiser
03/16/01: Sunflower Dates Set for 2001
07/21/00: Bobby Rush and Koko Taylor Heat Things Up in Clarksale
06/29/00: The Travel Channel to Visit Clarksdale
03/15/00: Welcome to SunflowerFest.Org
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