BROWNSVILLE — The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center invites blues fans back to Brownsville for the 12th annual Exit 56 Blues Fest. After a year as virtual (2020) and a mini festival (2021), the Center is excited to announce a full two-day event will take place Memorial Day Weekend, May 28-29, 2022. Along with local and regional Blues acts, festivalgoers can enjoy a Corvette Car Show and Classic Car Cruise In, arts and crafts and great food, including Brownsville barbecue.
“We are thrilled to be back with a full 2 days of great music,” says Sonia Outlaw-Clark, Director of the Delta Heritage Center. “It’s important for us to continue to honor our rural Blues heritage and the pioneer Bluesmen who made the Brownsville Blues known around the world.”
The Exit 56 Blues Fest showcases the region’s top Blues performers and offers a mix of traditional blues, rhythm and blues, rockin’ blues and everything in between. The festival takes place on the grounds of the Delta Heritage Center located at Exit 56 off of Interstate 40.
This year’s entertainment line-up includes:
Saturday, May 28
· 10 am: The Bonafide Bluesmen (Linzie Butler & Rod Hurt)
· 11 am: Miss Honeybee
· Noon: Sean ‘Bad’ Apple
· 1 pm: JD Taylor
· 2 pm: Lucious Spiller
· 4 pm: Yolanda Harper Blues Band
· 5 pm: RL Boyce & Lightning Malcolm
· 6 pm: Joyce Henderson
Sunday, May 29
· 10 am: Rita Perry
· 11 am: Wyly Bigger
· Noon: Lorina McMinn
· 1 pm: Simply Leland
· 2 pm: Sandy Carroll
· 4 pm: Charlotte Taylor
· 5 pm: Terry Wall & The Wallbangers
Admission is free. More information about the event can be found at www.Exit56Blues.com or contact the Delta Heritage Center at 731-779-9000 or info@westtnheritage.com.
About the Center:
The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center, in Brownsville, is a music heritage destination that offers a refreshing Southern experience showcasing the history and culture of rural West Tennessee. Inside visitors can learn about the history of cotton, explore the scenic and “wild” Hatchie River and get to know the legendary musicians who call West Tennessee home. Also located on the grounds is the Tina Turner Museum at Flagg Grove School, the childhood school of Tina Turner, and the last home of Blues pioneer Sleepy John Estes. The Delta Heritage Center is also a featured stop along the Americana Music Triangle connecting Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans and an official Tennessee Music Pathways location. To learn more about the Center, visit www.westtnheritage.com or call 731-779-9000.