The Mississippi Delta Meets The Jersey Shore on June 2

Written By Mike Greenblatt

Anthony "Big A" Sherrod

The New Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation has announced a partnership with the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area and “Visit Clarksdale.” The inaugural event—slated for June 2 at Monmouth University’s Lauren K. Woods Theatre in Long Branch—is entitled “The Mississippi Delta Meets The Jersey Shore” and will feature Anthony “Big A” Sherrod & The All-Stars direct from Clarksdale, Mississippi, with local blues singer Stringbean of Neptune City opening.

This is only the first such event between these entities because, as the legendary Chicago bluesman Willie Dixon once said, “the blues are the roots and other musics are the fruits.”

The $25 tickets can be bought at the University’s box office or here.

Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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