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Bentonia Blues Festival
Bentonia, MS · Music
- When
- June 19, 2027
- Where
- Blue Front Cafe · Bentonia · MS
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
A small town blues festival built around the haunting Bentonia style, founded in 1972 by Jimmy Duck Holmes at the Blue Front Cafe, the oldest continuously operating juke joint in Mississippi. It remains one of the Delta's most authentic and least commercial blues gatherings.
The history within reach
- Bentonia Blues Festivalsame spot
A small town blues festival built around the haunting Bentonia style, founded in 1972 by Jimmy Duck Holmes at the Blue Front Cafe, the oldest continuously operating juke joint in Mississippi.
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