Past Events from November 14, 2020 – September 30, 2020 | Page 2 | Delta Deep Roots

Deep Roots Spring Series – Neshun @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Vocalist Neshun Holmes from McComb, Mississippi, is a graduate of the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program at Delta State University. She performed with the DMI All-Stars in Los Angeles as part of the GRAMMY Museum’s ‘Mississippi Night’ in 2019. She recently earned a graduate degree from Delta State while performing around town and working as […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Michael ‘Cadillac’ Dennis @ 8 West Grille

8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, ‘Cadillac’ Dennis’ musical journey began with singing and playing drums with the church choir as a kid.  While majoring in music at Mississippi Valley State University, he began dabbling with guitar and piano.  This led to his playing in a number of Gospel bands in his twenties, before […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Guitar Frenchie @ 8 West Grille

8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

This hot-shot southpaw guitarist from Nimes, France, funded his move to the States by selling his Gibson Les Paul guitar. He’s forged through a rough-and-tumble 20 years, from jamming with blues legends to playing for hire. “I grew up on all American music — Rock ’n’ Roll and Blues — but back when I was […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Alanna Mosley @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Alanna Mosley is a singer-songwriter from Carrollton, Mississippi. Her music—best described as Americana or roots—blurs genre lines, and her cover tune catalog spans decades. With guitar in hand, Mosley is an unstoppable jukebox of great music that invites the listener to keep humming along. At an early age, Mosley was soaking in her music education: […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Mary Claire @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Vocalist/pianist Mary Claire Rackley from Gulfport, Mississippi, is a graduate of the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program at Delta State University. She performed with the DMI All-Stars in Los Angeles as part of the GRAMMY Museum’s ‘Mississippi Night’ in 2019. When is not performing solo, she is the lead singer for the rock band, Elektra, […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Mississippi Marshall @ 8 West Grille

8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

Mississippi Marshall is a singer/songwriter/guitarist raised right in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. Marshall’s original guitar stylings range from old style Delta Blues to in-your-face blues boogie. His original music reflects his life experiences and for over 30 years, he has toured the country, headlining Blues clubs and festivals, including the Juke Joint Festival, […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Delta Sun & Brisket @ 8 West Grille

8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

Mike “Delta Sun” Slaton and Chris “Brisket” Livingston are singer/songwriters from the birthplace of American Music, the great state of Mississippi.  They have been performing for audiences around the Southeastern United States for over 25 years.  Their original and cover songs are inspired by legendary artists such as John Prine, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tom […]

Deep Roots Spring Series -Tony Boyd @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Tony Boyd is a solo musician from North Mississippi and has been playing music for over three decades, showcasing a variety of country, blues, and folk music.

Deep Roots Spring Series – Mississippi Marshall @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Mississippi Marshall is a singer/songwriter/guitarist raised right in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. Marshall’s original guitar stylings range from old style Delta Blues to in-your-face blues boogie. His original music reflects his life experiences and for over 30 years, he has toured the country, headlining Blues clubs and festivals, including the Juke Joint Festival, […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Billy Maines @ 8 West Grille

8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

Americana singer/songwriter Billy Maines grew up in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in a village on the Hudson River near Woodstock, New York. He started taking guitar lessons at an early age and played in various rock bands during high school. While attending college at Cortland College in New York, Billy began honing his […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Robin Webb @ 8 West Grille

8 West Grille 1300 Hwy. 8 West, Cleveland, MS, United States

Pianist Robin Webb has performed as a classical and cocktail soloist, in addition to combo and collaborative work on all seven continents, including Antarctica. Cruise ships, global destination resorts, New York and European cabaret houses and clubs, theatres on Broadway, London’s West End and regional cities kept Robin’s performance schedule busy before returning to his […]

Deep Roots Spring Series – Mike Slaton @ Backdraft

Backdraft 337 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS, United States

Mike Slaton starting picking and singing after his parents snuck him backstage on his fifth birthday to meet Willie Nelson after a concert in Shreveport, Louisiana.  He immediately got ‘bit’ by the ‘music bug’ and gave his first live performance at his kindergarten talent show, singing “On The Road Again.” Born and raised in Greenville, Mississippi, Slaton […]