2012 Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival Tentative Lineup(Subject to Change) Thursday, August 9, 2012 – Acoustic Blues – Grits, Greens, & Barbecue VIP Party – VIP Tent 6:00 – 6:30pm Bill Abel and Cadillac John 6:35 – 7:05pm Richard “Daddy Rich” Crisman 7:10 – 7:55pm Terry “Harmonica” Bean 8:00 – 8:45pm Steve “Lightnin’” Malcom … Read more

CLARKSDALE –Ella Dean Wright, 81, widow of Clarksdale’s acclaimed radio broadcaster Early Wright, died early Saturday, April 14, at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center following a long illness. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 20, at Century Funeral Home with services at 1 p.m. Saturday at Silent Grove Missionary … Read more

Press Release from the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival – 3/25/2012 – Panny Mayfield, publicist – [email protected] Traveling to Clarksdale over the weekend following recording sessions in Nashville, superstar Robert Plant introduces Grammy Award-winning vocalist Patty Griffin around town on her first trip to the Mississippi Delta. Headlining the free Sunflower River Blues and Gospel … Read more

Press Release from the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival – 3/3/2012 – Panny Mayfield, publicist – [email protected] Multiple celebrities to perform include Charlie Musselwhite and Bobby RushCLARKSDALE – When the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2012 with a tribute to its hometown music legends, multiple celebrities and one of … Read more

Press Release from the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival, 2/23/2012 – Panny Mayfield, publicist; [email protected] – 662-621-4157 Public invited to attend announcement news at Ground Zero Blues Club CLARKSDALE – Multiple headliners including an internationally-renowned superstar booked to perform at the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival’s 25th anniversary this summer will be announced … Read more

Press Release from Coahoma Community College Public Relations – 12/1/2011 – Panny Mayfield, director; [email protected] – 662-621-4157 Melville Tillis, Clarksdale native, former longtime Public Utilities Commission chairman, founder of the Sunflower River Gospel Festival and longtime co-chairman of the Sunflower River Blues Association, is honored as Clarksdale’s ‘Citizen of the Year’ at the annual Chamber Banquet Wednesday, … Read more

Anthony ‘Big A’ Sherrod performs on the 2011 Sunflower main stage Veteran bluesman Razor Blade Stewart will entertain at Ground Zero Blues Club CLARKSDALE – Kicking off Clarksdale’s holiday season, the annual Thanksgiving Eve Blues Party at Ground Zero sponsored by the Sunflower River Blues Festival is showcasing five dynamite bands, fun contests, and zillions … Read more

Press Release from the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival, 8/16/2011 The Sunflower Blues Association’s highest gospel honor- The Julius Guy Gospel Heritage Award –  is presented to Claudett Williams (right) for her contributions in gospel. She is presented the engraved plaque on the Saturday night main stage by Melville Tillis, co-founder of the Sunflower … Read more

Multi-talented celebrity vocalist Dorothy Moore connects instantly with the Sunflower Festival’s audience of thousands Saturday night. Super cool soul master Johnny Rawls is a favorite at the 2011 Sunflower Fest in Clarksdale Nathaniel Kimble closes down the Friday night main stage at the 24th annual Sunflower River Blues Festival in Clarksdale. Gospel superstar Evelyn Turrentine-Agee presents … Read more

Press Release from The Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival – 8/7/2011 – Panny Mayfield, publicist – [email protected] Photos from the 2010 Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival Getting’ ready for ‘Grits, Greens, & Barbecue’ Getting ready for the annual Thursday night ‘Grits, Greens, and Barbecue’ supper for VIP sponsors of the Sunflower River Blues and … Read more