A little music history from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1785: Mozart completes “Dissonantenkwartet” (Opus 10). 1900: Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” premieres in Rome. 1960: Elvis Presley promoted to Sergeant in U.S. Army. 1966: David Bowie releases his first single (“Can’t Help Thinking About Me”). 1967: Sonny and Cher release “The Beat […]
A little music history from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1864: Stephen Foster, composer of “My Old Kentucky Home” passes on. 1882: Richard Wagner completes his opera “Parsifa”. 1884: Last of the red hot mammas, Sophie Tucker, born. 1929: Virtuoso jazz guitarist Joe Pass born. 1948: First country music TV show, […]
Yes, you can instantly share most anything you like here on the City of Clarksdale website on your own Facebook page. You set it up once, it takes only seconds, and after that all of your Facebook friends can see what you find fun and interesting about Clarksdale. Some of your friends may too want […]
Here’s Howlin’ Wolf’s song, “Do the Do.” Written by Willie Dixon, and originally recorded in May, 1970. It’s rhythm, rousing style, lyrics and Wolf’s performance are remarkable. Listen to it loud, and below the video are Willie’s lyrics. Also check out Wolf and Clarksdale here, and come see his honorary sign in our historic downtown […]
by TAYLOR MITCHELL On Monday, the City of Clarksdale honored one of its longest serving public officials with one of its highest honors, a memorial resolution. “Judge Kenneth B. Bush is hereby honored for his honor and dedication to the city of Clarksdale,” City Clerk Cathy Clark read from the resolution. “The officials, department heads […]
Well, a new website means new data, and the best website data anywhere comes from Google Analytics. We set up that account a few days ago… it’s amazing, we can see visitors hit the site, watch where they go, see where they are and more. All this means setting up custom reports (figuring out how […]
Music notes from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll! 1843: Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, poet and composer of the lyrics to “Star Spangled Banner” dies at 63. 1911: Actress Hattie McDaniel weds pianist Howard Hickman. 1924: Blues great Slim Harpo is born. 1936: Katie Webster, American boogie pianist (The Swamp Boogie […]