# Blue Front Cafe

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{{Short description|Historic old juke joint in Bentonia, Mississippi}}
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300px|thumb|right|Blue Front Café, 2006
'''The Blue Front Café'''  is a historic old [juke joint](/source/juke_joint) made of  [cinder block](/source/cinder_block) in [Bentonia](/source/Bentonia%2C_Mississippi), [Mississippi](/source/Mississippi) on [Highway 49](/source/U.S._Route_49), approximately 30 miles northwest of [Jackson](/source/Jackson%2C_Mississippi), which played an important role in the development of the [blues](/source/blues) in Mississippi.<ref>
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|title=Blue Front Cafe a sure stop along Mississippi Blues Trail - USATODAY.com
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|access-date=2008-05-27
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</ref> The café has been given a marker<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/blue-front-cafe|title=Blue Front Cafe|website=Msbluestrail.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/locations/blue-front-cafe-map|title=Blue Front Cafe Map|website=Msbluestrail.org}}</ref> and officially placed on the [Mississippi Blues Trail](/source/Mississippi_Blues_Trail).<ref>
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|title=Mississippi Blues Commission - Blues Trail
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</ref> It is owned by blues musician [Jimmy "Duck" Holmes](/source/Jimmy_%22Duck%22_Holmes).

Located in the southern portion of the [Mississippi Delta](/source/Mississippi_Delta) in [Yazoo County](/source/Yazoo_County%2C_Mississippi) on [Highway 49](/source/U.S._Route_49), the field hands from the surrounding cotton plantations gathered at the Blue Front Café for relaxation and entertainment. This is the birthplace of a blues style known as [Bentonia School](/source/Bentonia_School).<ref>
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 |title=Great Souther Getaways - Mississippi 
 |website=Atlantamagazine.com 
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The venue is profiled in the 2015 documentary film ''[I Am the Blues](/source/I_Am_the_Blues_(film))''.<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/film/article/i_am_the_blues-directed_by_daniel_cross "I Am the Blues Directed by Daniel Cross"]. ''[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)'', May 4, 2016.</ref>

The venue is featured prominently in [The Black Keys](/source/The_Black_Keys) music video for their cover of "[Crawling King Snake](/source/Crawling_King_Snake)".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVMa9TpRxk4 |title=The Black Keys - Crawling Kingsnake [Official Music Video] |date=April 16, 2021 |via=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee3qJ8spQGk The oldest juke joint in Mississippi keeping the blues alive since 1948] &ndash; Video by the [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) (@APArchive), April 9, 2026

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Category:Mississippi Blues Trail
Category:Buildings and structures in Yazoo County, Mississippi
Category:Tourist attractions in Yazoo County, Mississippi
Category:Music venues in Mississippi

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