The blues have made their way through the world lingering in even the farthest corners of the earth. At each stop, melodies transform and carry the stories of artists, people, and culture often yielding some of the biggest musical acts of our time. As the music has traveled, it has attached itself to homes in every destination including Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Blues aficionados from all over the world have long described Clarksdale as "Ground Zero" for the art and that’s why Ground Zero Blues Club was created. The famed club is known not only for its packed menu and southern charm but also for its celebration and perpetuation of authentic Mississippi Delta Blues artists. “Tourists wanted to hear live blues music, so we decided to accommodate them,” explained Bill Luckett, Clarksdale mayor and part owner of Ground Zero Blues Club, to Legends Magazine. Since its creation, an array of famous musicians, both blues and non-blues, have visited or played the venue including Willie Nelson, Robert Plant, Paul Simon and Elvis Costello to name a few.
Blues aficionados from all over the world have long described Clarksdale as "Ground Zero" for the art and that’s why Ground Zero Blues Club was created. The famed club is known not only for its packed menu and southern charm but also for its celebration and perpetuation of authentic Mississippi Delta Blues artists. “Tourists wanted to hear live blues music, so we decided to accommodate them,” explained Bill Luckett, Clarksdale mayor and part owner of Ground Zero Blues Club, to Legends Magazine. Since its creation, an array of famous musicians, both blues and non-blues, have visited or played the venue including Willie Nelson, Robert Plant, Paul Simon and Elvis Costello to name a few.
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Much like the music, the blues bar adapted and transformed to meet the needs of its attendees. Above it lies Cotton Company Apartments. “There was a demand for a place where folks could ‘fall upstairs to bed,’ so that’s when we decided to do the apartments upstairs.” The hotel carries the dive theme through the lobby and into the rooms. Beats from the bar rise through the floorboards of the apartments echoing the acts of the night. “A couple of rooms are directly above the stage and really do rock to the music playing in the club at night,” Luckett said. The Cotton Company Apartments are truly an extension of the blues hub.
Ground Zero has also risen as an event venue hosting rehearsal dinners and wedding receptions. The blues bar even plays host to two of the area’s most prominent music festivals, the Juke Joint Festival in April and the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in August. Blues has found a home in Ground Zero and will continue to fill the venue with crooning refrains for years to come.
Ground Zero has also risen as an event venue hosting rehearsal dinners and wedding receptions. The blues bar even plays host to two of the area’s most prominent music festivals, the Juke Joint Festival in April and the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in August. Blues has found a home in Ground Zero and will continue to fill the venue with crooning refrains for years to come.
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