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Mississippi Delta Blues Crawl — Clarksdale, MS — Clarksdale, MS
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Mississippi Delta Blues Crawl — Clarksdale, MS

Destination: Clarksdale, MSNights: 2Group: 4–10Season: March, April, May, September, October, NovemberEstimated: $600–$1,100/person

Clarksdale is where Robert Johnson sold his soul at the crossroads of 49 and 61. Ground Zero Blues Club (owned by Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett and Howard Stovall) runs live music Wed-Sat — Thursday is jam night, Friday/Saturday tail until midnight. Sleep upstairs at the Delta Cotton Co. apartments. Saturday afternoon at Red's Juke Joint — the real deal, dirt-floor, no website. Decompression: tamales at Doe's Eat Place in Greenville on the drive south, then catfish at the Crown in Greenwood before MEM airport.

What You'll Do

Food Tour

Tour

Walking Tour

Where You Sleep

  • · Delta Cotton Co. Apartments (above Ground Zero)
  • · Riverside Hotel (where Bessie Smith died)
  • · The Shack Up Inn

Where You Eat

  • · Ground Zero Blues Club
  • · Red's Juke Joint
  • · Abe's Bar-B-Q
  • · Doe's Eat Place (Greenville)

Questions

Cover at Red's?
$10-15 cash at the door. Lineup not announced. The vibe is the show.
Thursday vs weekend?
Thursday Ground Zero jam night is locals. Friday/Saturday tourists come from Memphis. Mix both for the full picture.
Closest airport?
Memphis (MEM) is 90 min north. The drive down US-61 is the proper Delta entry.

Ready to book the story?

Five quick questions, then we build the full itinerary — lodging, daily schedule, dining, bars, the group-chat message — and drop you into a Trip Room you can share with the crew.