A Blog by Max Shores
Blue Mountain performs “Midnight in Mississippi” at the 2010 North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, an annual event held by Kenny Brown in Potts Camp, MS. I shot this video in June 2010 but my sound recording was not good. I recently received a copy of the “North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic Vol. II” CD from…
I shot these videos back in 2009 at the Freedom Creek Festival in Old Memphis, Alabama. They feature Cedric Burnside and Lightnin Malcolm on the stage. They have been called the Juke Joint Duo and the Two Man Wrecking Crew. They sure do make some fine music. Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm coax folks to…
Hill Country Revue performs at the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp, MS. The event is hosted by Kenny Brown who played guitar with the late blues legend, R. L. Burnside. This song was written by Kenny Brown and was originally recorded by R. L. Burnside. It is about Mr. Burnside’s…
The Rising Star Fife & Drum Band put on a wonderful performance at the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic on June 25th and 26th, 2010 with Sharde Thomas singing and playing the fife. Ms. Thomas is the granddaughter of the late Otha Turner of Gravel Springs, Mississippi. African-American fife and drum music was…