Press Release from the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival, 1/2/2011 – Panny Mayfield, publicist; [email protected] 24th Sunflower Fest to celebrate fiveMichael James, Wesley Jefferson, ‘Tater’ Wiley,Sarah Moore, James Alford to be honored Aug. 12-14 CLARKSDALE – The Sunflower River Blues Association has voted to dedicate its 24th annual festival to five key contributors: musicians Michael … Read more

Press Release from the Sunflower River Blues Association’s annual Thanksgiving Eve Blues Party at Ground Zero Blues Club, , 11/27/2010 – Panny Mayfield, publicist, [email protected] Drawing ovations from a packed-house Ground Zero Blues Club audience enjoying the music of seven bands at the Sunflower River Blues Association’s annual Thanksgiving Eve Blues party is Anthony (Big A) … Read more

Press release from Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival, 11/2/2010, Panny Mayfield, [email protected] SUNFLOWER FEST’S THANKSGIVING EVE PARTY TO FEATURE SEVEN BANDS PLUS GILT-EDGE PRIZES Party tickets for the Sunflower River Blues Festival’s annual Thanksgiving Eve extravaganza at Ground Zero not only promise dynamite music by seven bands, but also gilt-edge prizes, says Melville Tillis, festival … Read more

4:3O p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, 2010Services for our good friend and blues musician Tater Foster Wiley, who performed every year on our  Sunflower River Blues Association acoustic stage and frequently at our Thanksgiving Eve fund-raiser at Ground Zero  will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Pilgrim’s Rest Church on New Africa Rd., (Highway … Read more

Press release from the 23rd edition of Clarksdale’s Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival, August 25, 2010 THE 2010 SUNFLOWER RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL Super Chikan Johnson, hometown celebrity and 2010 Blues Music Award winner for Best Traditional Album, plays Chikan guitar Johnny Rawls,…..2010 Blues Music Award winner for Best Soul Album- pictured short greying hair … Read more

Press release from the 23rd edition of Clarksdale’s Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival, August 25, 2010 CLARKSDALE’S 23RD SUNFLOWER, TRIBUTE TO IKE TURNER A ‘HOWLIN’ SUCCESS DESPITE TRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT WAVE CLARKSDALE – The 23rd edition of Clarksdale’s classic Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival’s and its tribute to hometown celebrities Ike Turner and the … Read more

Press release from the Sunflower River Blues and gospel Festival, August 2, 2010 PO MONKEY AND THE SUNFLOWER RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL Helping spread the word about Clarksdale’s 23rd annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival kicking off Friday, Aug. 6, Willie Seaberry, better known as Po’ Monkey, takes a break from tractor driving to hang … Read more

Press release from the Sunflower River Blues and gospel Festival, July 28, 2010, Panny Mayfield, publicist, [email protected] PROCLAIMING IKE TURNER AND ROCKET 88 WEEKEND Members of Clarksdale’s Board of Mayor and Commissioners join Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival officers celebrating the festival’s tribute to hometown blues celebrities by proclaiming Aug. 6-8 Ike Turner and Rocket … Read more

Press release from the Sunflower River Blues and gospel Festival, July 28, 2010, Panny Mayfield, publicist, [email protected] BLUES MUSICIANS NEEDED TO PLAY ON TRAIN TRIPS DURING SUNFLOWER CLARKSDALE – Blues and trains in the Mississippi Delta share a rich history. Many bluesmen hopped freights and rode boxcars to play outside depots from Memphis to Vicksburg. However, … Read more

Press release from the Sunflower River Blues and gospel Festival, July 18, 2010, Panny Mayfield, publicist, [email protected] SUNFLOWER ACOUSTIC STAGE MOVES TO NEW ROXY The Sunflower River Blues Festival’s Number One Acoustic Blues Stage is moving this year from Clarksdale Station to the New Roxy Theatre on Issaquena. “Although we loved being inside the train station, … Read more