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Remembering the late juke joint owner Red Paden and a soul-shaking visit to his Clarksdale beacon for blues lovers

Red Paden, who as the self-proclaimed “king of the juke joint runners” spent four decades as the owner of Red’s, an unassuming music sp

Red Paden, who as the self-proclaimed “king of the juke joint runners” spent four decades as the owner of Red’s, an unassuming music spot in downtown…

His unassuming Mississippi Delta nightspot is one of the last of its kind, giving blues musicians a welcoming venue and lately drawing visitors from around the world.

Red Paden, a man, passed away recently. He was a well-liked figure in the neighborhood. The majority of people knew him as Red Lounge's proprietor.

Red Paden Cause of Death? Owner of Red’s Lounge, Red Paden Passes Away The blues community is in sorrow over the unforeseen departure

If you love blues music, the Delta Blues Road Trip is an experience you won't want to miss. Starting in New Orleans and working your way

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The Great Migration In Reverse In the early 1990s, I often took a cheap Southwest Airlines flight from my native Dayton, Ohio to Chicago in search of down-home blues venues like Lee’s Unleaded and Rosa’s. Then, in 1995, my advertising career moved me to St. Louis. A year later, I was sitting in Junior’s Place — a rural juke joint in Chulahoma, Mississippi, a.k.a. the middle of nowhere. And my life was changed. Old bluesmen, young bluesmen. Folk art on the walls, moonshine in plastic jug...