The Mississippi Delta Will Meet The Jersey Shore Tomorrow

Written By Mike Greenblatt

PHOTO: Lala and Element 88

Lala and Element 88 will strut their stuff onstage at the Lauren K. Woods Theatre on the campus of Monmouth University tomorrow, June 7 at 8:00 with Stringbean Sorenson opening. It is the second annual concert of the series known as “The Mississippi Delta Meets The Jersey Shore,” a joint venture of The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music (BSACAM), The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation (JSJBF), The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area and “Visit Clarksdale.”

Californian Lala Craig plays a barrelhouse boogie-woogie piano while singing, entertaining and leading her Element 88 band on originals and heartfelt covers of blues classics. She may have gotten off to a late start, winning the 1998 San Diego Songwriters Guild Competition at age 33, but it was her sojourn to the Deep South that immersed her in the kind of profound gutbucket blues that she specializes in today.  

For tickets, visit https://springsteenarchives.org/. For information on the JSJBS, visit www.jsjbf.org. To learn about The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, visit https://www.msdeltaheritage.com/. For info on live blues 365 nights a year, visit https://www.visitclarksdale.com/.

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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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