Great Southern Drives: Delta Blues Highway

Journey from Memphis to Merigold, Mississippi, for juke joints, hot tamales, and Morgan Freeman at the crossroads.|Article by Farrah Austin

Blues Highway: Morgan Freeman's Ground Zero Blues Club
Mary Margaret Chambliss

Clarksdale: Ground Zero Blues Club

Mississippi native Morgan Freeman owns this modern version of a classic juke joint. The crew serves up catfish BLTs by day and live blues by night.

0 Blues Alley, Clarksdale; (662) 621-9009. Live music until 11 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and until 1 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Visit groundzerobluesclub.com for a schedule of musicians.


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