Finding the Blues in Clarksdale Mississippi

Clarksdale, Mississippi is a town of contrasts -- the site of both a literary festival and a blues attractions and events. Clarksdale was the childhood home of American playwright, Tom "Tennessee" Williams and the Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival pays homage to the man and his works. Clarksdale is also home to the Juke Joint Festival, Ground Zero blues club, the Delta Blues museum paying homage to the music of the Delta and other unexpected bits of history.