From the B.B. King Museum to Dockery to the Delta Supper Club, these Cleveland originals have brought their joyous sounds to iconic venues and events across the Delta for forty-five years and counting. By SUSAN MARQUEZ The Bolivar Bullet Whether it’s in a smoky club, on a flatbed trailer, at a festival, or at a …
Historic railroad dismantled for metal during WWII By Keith Wood The Bolivar Bullet In the 1800s, the majority of the area of the Delta consisted of swamps and forests. Lumber was one of the main businesses, in addition to cotton farming. At the time, the only way to transport these mammoth timbers was by waterway. …
Locals share their life-long passion By Amile Wilson The Bolivar Bullet For every musician playing gigs in bars and on stages, there are probably dozens of people picking up instruments and playing for their own enjoyment. With its rich public music scene, Cleveland has an equally vibrant community of private musicians whose only audience is …
Multi-instrumentalist, session musician, DMI instructor. If you have been to a blues festival, juke joint, or listened to live music anywhere in the Mississippi Delta within the last twenty-five years, there is a decent chance you’ve seen Barry Bays play the bass guitar. Bays has been a mainstay on the Delta music scene as a …
Kids and kids at heart are painting rocks and spreading joy. Lots of trends have emerged during this unprecedented quarantine. Home gardens have been planted, the crafty among us have taken to mask-making, and we have all seen teddy bears peeking out of windows, brightening our day. If you look closely, you may have spotted …
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