Elvis long gone and we arrive at the home of the blues – Clarksdale Mississippi. We are there for two nights – first in the Shack-up Inn, second at the Ground Zero Blues Club.
Clarksdale is old, buildings deserted or fallen down, and parts of it resemble a bit of a shanty town. However, it has that old time character that comes with blues music. You can taste and hear it as you walk the deserted streets. I’d just be wary which one of those streets you are going to walk down.
Our first night was at the Shack-up Inn. This is situated a bit out of town (about four miles) at the Hopson Plantation which was the first cotton plantation in the area to be mechanised. Have a look at the website, then have a look at my photo gallery – this is a place with character.