Wendy Gordon and Pat Renkin volunteer to work their ninth Juke Joint Festival. Both Clarksdale natives, the women say their favorite part of the festival is meeting people who travel all around the world to come to their town.
Roger Stolle, founder of Juke Joint Festival and owner of Cat Head Music, chats with this friends, band members of Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band before they perform for the 11th time at Clarksdale’s The New Roxy.
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band members discuss their upcoming performance with Stolle. The band celebrates their 13th performance at the Juke Joint Festival.
Stolle balances his organizational duties of the festival while finding time to catch up with friends.
Amanda Sladky, a junior at Ole Miss, enjoys her first trip to the delta as she listens to a local blues band.
Even the town bank transforms into a blues club for the festival.
Nick and Cameron Shallenberg camp out by the Mississippi River to hear some of the best blues music they’ve ever found. The brothers traveled all the way from Canada for the event.
One bystander dances along to the music on Yazoo Avenue.
Visitors from different counties, states, and countries travel to Clarksdale for the event. Some bypass the traditional lodging options in Clarksdale and camp alongside the Mississippi River.
Audiences crowd around the historic Paramount Theater in anticipation for the next performance.
The Delta Blues Museum welcomes visitors during the festival. The museum encourages the preservation of blues in the Mississippi Delta.
Visitors flock to Clarksdale’s famous, Ground Zero Blues Club, for food and music, filling the space beyond capacity.
Band members warm up for their upcoming set.
A blues performance transforms into a dance party as bystanders join the performer on stage.
A purple haired couple walks arm-in-arm down Delta Avenue.
