Juke joints were the first secular cultural arenas to emerge among African-American freedmen. Classic juke joints, found for example at rural crossroads, catered to the rural work force that …

3 days ago · Juke joints gained in popularity during the 1920s and 1930s, and they continued to thrive into the present day. Juke joints are typically characterized by their unrefined …

Feb 2, 2021 · Juke joints, the home real delta blues, are on the verge of extinction, here are the last ones in Mississppi.

Feb 17, 2023 · Before the Juke Box, there was the Juke Joint, a reverberating sanctum of the Mississippi Delta and the indefinable heartbeat of southern African American culture. The …

It was in 1948 that Holmes’ parents opened the café, now a monument to American roots music: the oldest, still-in-business juke joint in Mississippi. Timothy Ivy Guitars on display at the café...

May 5, 2014 · The name “juke joint” was given to the hundreds of dive bars similar to the one pictured above that once appeared all over the state during the early to mid-20th century. They …

Aug 21, 2024 · There are maybe five known original juke joints left in the country, and three are in Mississippi. The most popular and sought-after juke joint is Po’ Monkeys in Merigold, and it is …

Feb 2, 2021 · In the old days, such juke joints would have been awash with moonshine and gambling on the weekends. Low lights, cigarette smoke and a lack of cameras would have …

Juke joints are never built; rather, they appropriate previous spaces. The buildings adapted for juke joints have different layouts and definitions, but juke joints carry certain elements that …

There are, however, still old juke-joints in the poor, rural areas of the southern States, where the music is provided by real juke-boxes and not just by portable radios or stereos. A fantastic …