Bill Barth

4 Mar 2024 Tim Kendall

Bill Barth, Blues tourism, Clarksdale (MS), Delta Blues, Ike Turner, Jim O'Neal, Kenny Brown, Mississippi Delta, R. L. Burnside, Sunflower River Blues Festival

The 97 Festival

The third installment of Tim Kendall’s “Story from the Heart” explores the development of the 1997 Sunflower River Blues Festival. Featuring the return performance of Clarksdale native Ike Turner, who headlined the event at his own expense, the event proved a milestone in the history of blues tourism in the Mississippi Delta.

1 Oct 2023 Tim Kendall

Bill Barth, Clarksdale (MS), Crossroads Bar, Raymond "Skip" Henderson, Terry "Big T" Williams, Tim Kendall

Bringing Tourism to Clarksdale

This article is the first in a series by Tim Kendall, a blues enthusiast and photographer from the United Kingdom, who, along with musician Bill Barth in the 1990s, purchased “The Crossroads” bar in Clarksdale, Mississippi from Mt. Zion Memorial Fund founder Raymond “Skip” Henderson.