Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival

Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival
GenreBlues, R&B, gospel
Location(s)Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
Years active1988–present
FoundersJim O'Neal and Dr. Patricia Johnson
Websitehttp://www.sunflowerfest.org/

The Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival is an annual music festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi. It is held the second weekend in August, lasting three days. Created as the Sunflower Riverbank Blues Festival in 1988, the festival features veteran and homegrown performers, attracting blues enthusiast from all over the world. Headliners have included Otis Rush, Ike Turner, Little Milton, Bobby Bland, Bobby Rush, Koko Taylor, Denise LaSalle, Super Chikan, and Robert Plant.

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