The CUZ Band is a high-energy blues/R&B/soul band based in the Mississippi Delta and operating with one goal in mind: to please the people while having fun! The group has shared the stage with GRAMMY® Award and Blues Music Award winners and nominees Bobby Rush and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and the foot-stomping beat of their […]
Chris Dixon is a gospel singer, pianist, and music director from Clarksdale, Mississippi. His mission is to encourage and inspire listeners throughout the Mississippi Delta and beyond with soulful melodies and uplifting lyrics, influenced by traditional gospel and contemporary Christian music. His music is influenced by gospel greats Andraé Crouch and Kirk Franklin, contemporary christian artists like […]
Deep Roots is proud to partner for the upcoming 17th season with the Cleveland MS Farmer’s Market! Come enjoy the fabulous brother/sister duo of Eric Edward and Shara White____the soulful uplifting sounds of Variety!
The CUZ Band is a high-energy blues/R&B/soul band based in the Mississippi Delta and operating with one goal in mind: to please the people while having fun! The group has shared the stage with GRAMMY® Award and Blues Music Award winners and nominees Bobby Rush and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and the foot-stomping beat of their […]
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. Opening act will be Mary Claire, recent DMI graduate and co-host of the Homegrown Morning Show on KIX 92.1.
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, […]
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. […]
RESCHEDULED FROM AUGUST 6 - 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 […]
BONUS SHOW! Deep Roots: Live Downtown! is pleased to offer a 'bonus' show to the late summer series with Delta favorite, John Mohead. Singer/songwriter Mohead has recorded for Rounder Records and was a staff writer for Universal Music Nashville, where he co-wrote “Southern Women,” a Billboard top 20 hit for the Wright Brothers, with Kent Blazy. He […]
The North Mississippi Allstars and Rebirth Brass Band, along with special guest Cedric Burnside, will perform live in concert Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) at Delta State University as part of the national Shake & Holla tour. The concert is locally sponsored by the International Conference […]
From the BB King Museum to Dockery to the Delta Supper Club, these Cleveland originals have brought their joyous sounds to iconic venues and events across the Delta for forty-five years and counting. Whether it’s in a smoky club, on a flatbed trailer, at a festival, or at a wedding reception, when Jake and the […]
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.