top of page
travel...eat...stay...shop...explore...dance...play...lollygag
...help...learn...grow...connect...
Share
Experiences
Experience the Delta:
Places to Go and People to See in the Mississippi Delta
Shared Experiences USA started by creating in-person Experiences.
We've now expanded to take the roadtrip online.
​
Here's a sample of ways to explore:
Our COVID-friendly roadtrip suggestions, virtual experiences, and stories from the community are
organized like a blog -- just click on the places and themes that interest you.
Search
Grand opening: Bad Apple Blues Club
Congratulations Sean Apple: the Bad Apple Blues Club is NOW OPEN! It looks amazing. And feels even better. Sean moved from Beale Street...
Jun 12, 20201 min read
Back in action: Delta Bohemian Tours
Hooray: Delta Bohemian Tours is back in action! And that's Roger Stolle behind the counter at Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Arts making an...
Jun 11, 20201 min read
Carnegie Library: Story Time with Community Helpers
Awesome: the Clarksdale Carnegie Public Library just launched a weekly Story Time with Community Helpers series. It's one of the best...
Jun 11, 20201 min read
Jaxx Nassar sings MLK's last request at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis
We've been thinking a lot about history, and our place in it. Local musician Jacqueline Nassar drove the Blues Highway from the...
Jun 8, 20201 min read
Reflecting on transitions: God, Grandma, community & country
We're all experiencing transitions, sometimes with much sadness. Some of you know my partner Director David: he left suddenly today to...
Jun 7, 20202 min read
#BluesTraveling on #BlackoutTuesday: along the tracks
These are the tracks that brought Muddy Waters and so many bluesmen from Clarksdale to Chicago, bringing the blues along with them. I...
Jun 3, 20205 min read
Museum for Sale: Rock & Blues gems in downtown Clarksdale
Tonight's "Boogieman" playing #LiveFromClarksdale is also a historian. Theo Dasbach founded the Rock & Blues Museum, an incredible and...
Jun 1, 20201 min read
April showers bring May flowers...
Hi friends, startups and fellow Imperfect Gardeners, what have you cultivated this Spring Just as March brought a deluge of bad news,...
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Throwback: Ground Zero, 2006
May is @gzbluesclub's anniversary month; normally they'd be throwing a big party to celebrate. They asked everyone to post photos from...
May 30, 20201 min read
A timely premiere: "Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)"
Here's a timely premiere today: "Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)," by Dion with Paul Simon. From his new "Blues with Friends" album,...
May 29, 20201 min read
Common threads between music and food: Kathryn's owner & musician John Mohead (video)
John Mohead is the chef and owner of local legend Kathryn's on Moon Lake-- and an equally awesome songwriter who grew up playing with...
May 28, 20201 min read
Behind the scenes at Clarksdale Soundstage
#behindthescenes Director David has finally made it out of California and back to Clarksdale -- and we're trying something cool with...
May 24, 20201 min read
Daytrip: Greenwood, Mississippi
Stay safe, and enjoy the weekend y'all! We love a good socially-distanced #roadtrip, and had a great day in Greenwood. Highlights of...
May 22, 20201 min read
Supporting Live From Clarksdale and each other
On our doorstep this morning! The Clarksdale/Coahoma County Chamber of Commerce has been wonderful in supporting our Live From Clarksdale...
May 21, 20201 min read
Experience Quapaw Berry Picking Expeditions on the Mighty Mississippi (video)
You don’t have to go to Yosemite or Yellowstone – the Mighty Mississippi is right here! Quapaw Canoe Companyleaves from Clarksdale,...
May 20, 20201 min read
Superchikan composing behind the scenes: The seeds of a song...and a bottle tree. (video)
An impromptu composition from Superchikan's soundcheck: ask Chikan to test a mic and he improvises music and poetry on the spot. Here's a...
May 19, 20201 min read
Delta Blues Museum: educating our next generation
The Delta Blues Museum is the world's FIRST museum dedicated to the blues, and also continues to be at the vanguard of music education,...
May 18, 20201 min read
Learning at the Delta Blues Museum & growing up in the Americana Music Triangle (video)
We’re celebrating International Museum Day at the Delta Blues Museum - Clarksdale, Mississippi. Its award-winning youth education program...
May 18, 20201 min read
A garbage truck for Gabriel (and all you toddler-parents out there) (video)
Anyone else have a toddler in your life who loves trucks? When Covid first upended his garbage truck's schedule, it was hard for Gabriel...
May 18, 20201 min read
Ground Zero booking manager Tameal behind the scenes (video)
10 minutes with "T:"Ground Zero Blues Club booking manager Tameal Edwards knows what she's talking about! Hear about their Quarantine...
May 17, 20201 min read
bottom of page