Contact Information: For more information contact: Thomas Jacques (870) 338-4350 or (800) 358-0972
Jimbo Mathus Headlines DCC's Annual Mother's Best Music Fest on Saturday, June 6
| Source: Delta Cultural Center
HELENA-WEST HELENA, AK--(Marketwire - June 5, 2009) - Jimbo Mathus, considered among
today's most exciting voices in independent music, will headline the Fourth
Annual Mother's Best Music Fest on Saturday, June 6, at the Cherry Street
Pavilion in historic downtown Helena-West Helena, Arkansas.
Events are slated from noon to 9:30 p.m. Admission to the festival,
presented by the Delta
Cultural Center, is free; the public is welcome and warmly encouraged
to attend.
Also performing will be Dave Riley & Sam Carr, Steve Cheseborough, C.W.
Gatlin, Essie "Blues Lady" Neal, Sterling Billingsley, The Robert Hill
Band, Vince Cheney, Donna Herula, and the Live Wire Band.
Mother's Best Music Fest offers an eclectic take on the variety of music
produced throughout the Delta, from its blues to its rockabilly, country,
and Americana sounds. The festival takes its name from a 1940s radio show
on Helena station KFFA 1360-AM that featured musical innovators from
throughout the Delta, including Doctor Isaiah Ross.
Mathus of Clarksdale, Mississippi, is a man of many hats -- singer,
songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer -- and has released several
solo discs including the recent "Jimmy the Kid." He is also well-remembered
as a guitarist and founding member of the Squirrel Nut Zippers, the 1990s
hot jazz band.
Drummer Sam Carr is legendary among Delta blues musicians and fans. In
addition to founding the Jelly Roll Kings with Frank Frost and Big Jack
Johnson, he has played and recorded with luminaries including Buddy Guy,
Lonnie Shields, T-Model Ford, and Cedell Davis. His Mother's Best
performance pairs him again with vocalist and guitarist Dave Riley, with
whom he cut 2001's "Whiskey, Money & Women" on the Fedora label.
For more information, interested persons can call the Delta Cultural Center
toll free at (800)-358-0972 or visit the DCC online at
www.deltaculturalcenter.com.
