Join us for an evening with guitarists Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and William Lee Ellis as they trace the deep history of the blues in this interactive concert event. Holmes is known the world over as the most important living practitioner of the country blues tradition and as the proprietor of the Blue Front Café juke joint in Bentonia, Mississippi. At this concert, Holmes will be accompanied by William Lee Ellis, a fellow guitarist with an equally impressive pedigree—his godfather was the pioneering bluegrass musician Bill Monroe. Together, Holmes and Ellis will perform a selection of original songs and Southern standards. The concert will be followed by a Q&A session and a reception with refreshments. Hosted by Washington University voice faculty member Candice Ivory.

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Oct 16, 2023

Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, the Last of the Bentonia Bluesmen, with William Lee Ellis, guitar · Washington University in St. Louis Department of Music

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