The Gran Boiz are a dynamic roots trio based in the Mississippi Delta. Their blend of R&B, soul, and blues is a perfect combination for bringing people of all backgrounds together under the sweet strains of foot-stomping, hip-swaying music. Their influences include a wide variety of artists, including fellow Mississippians Sam Cooke and B.B. King. […]
Jeff McCreary is a singer-songwriter from the Delta town of Cleveland, Mississippi. McCreary’s music is the wry, hard-earned expression of life and time in the mystic region famously described as “the most Southern place on earth.” Inspired by Dylan’s music, as well as Texas songwriter Townes Van Zandt, he began to write his own songs, […]
Regional favorite, Jazz Persuasion, is made up of a group of accomplished musicians from various towns across the Delta. The band is regularly featured at Lillo's in Leland, Mississippi and the Blue Biscuit in Indianola, Mississippi, and they always deliver on performing familiar jazz standards for their audiences. They will be performing a special Saturday […]
Variety is the popular ‘old school’ R&B/soul duo of siblings Eric Edwards and Shara White from Cleveland, Mississippi. Although known for their R&B style, the duo is also deeply rooted in gospel music. Variety will be performing beginning at 6:30 pm on the west platform of the depot at the Cleveland/Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce […]
In a Deep Roots split bill, the Delta String Band and Craig Adams will be sharing the stage for a special night of music! The Delta String Band is best described as an Americana band. They play a variety of styles, from folk and bluegrass to straight-up country. With influences like bluegrass great Ralph Stanley, folk […]
Tricia Walker is a singer and songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Faith Hill, Patty Loveless and Alison Krauss, whose performance of Tricia’s Looking in the Eyes of Love earned a GRAMMY® award. A recording artist herself, Tricia has released eight studio recordings in multiple styles. Tricia moved to Nashville where she worked as a […]
Deep Roots is excited to welcome back Blue Mother Tupelo, the songwriting, recording, performing artists made up of husband & wife duo, Ricky & Micol Davis. 2020 found Blue Mother Tupelo celebrating 25 years of music together. 2021 found BMT pretty Quiet. 2022 resounds with Love, Soul & New Music on the Way! Rising up from the bluffs […]
In partnership with the Delta Arts Alliance, Deep Roots will present Craig Adams with the Delta String Band, performing their original roots music immediately following a reception celebrating the opening of a The Way I See It, an exhibit by photographer Anna Satterfield at 5:30 pm on Friday, November 18. In a Deep Roots split […]
Keith Johnson, "Prince of the Delta Blues," is in the process of carrying on and upholding a family legacy in the entertainment industry as he is the great nephew of blues icon, Muddy Waters. He is also the grandson of Texcellar Fields, blues singer from the early fifties and sixties who once has an opportunity […]
Mississippi Mason is a singer/songwriter hailing from Columbus, MS. Mason writes and sings music for “simple folks”--storytelling songs with catchy, singable melodies and accessible lyrics. Having tasted the music business while growing up traveling with his dad’s southern gospel band on the weekends, it’s no surprise that he ended up as a musician himself. With […]
The Gran Boiz are a dynamic roots trio based in the Mississippi Delta. Their blend of R&B, soul, and blues is a perfect combination for bringing people of all backgrounds together under the sweet strains of foot-stomping, hip-swaying music. Fronted by brothers Marcus and Lewon Payne of Renova, MS, The Gran Boiz have been playing […]
Delta favorites Joe Garcia & the Big Guns return to the Deep Roots: Live Downtown series with some fun Friday music. Joe brings a huge repertoire of favorite hits, including R&B, blues, country, and soul. Don't miss this one!