Blue Front Cafe

Blue Front Cafe

The Blue Front Cafe is a historic old juke joint made of cinder block in Bentonia, Mississippi on Highway 49, approximately 30 miles northwest of Jackson, which played an important role in the development of the blues in Mississippi. [cite web
url=http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-07-03-mississippi-blues-trail_x.htm
title=Blue Front Cafe a sure stop along Mississippi Blues Trail - USATODAY.com
publisher=www.usatoday.com
accessdate=2008-05-27
] The cafe has been given a marker and officially placed on the Mississippi Blues Trail. [cite web
url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues_trail/
title=Mississippi Blues Commission - Blues Trail
publisher=www.msbluestrail.org
accessdate=2008-05-27
last=
first=
]

Located in the southern portion of the Mississippi Delta in Yazoo County on Highway 49, the field hands from the surrounding cotton plantations gathered at the Blue Front Cafe for relaxation and entertainment. This is the birthplace of a blues style known as the "Bentoniablues." [cite web
url=http://www.atlantamagazine.com/uploadedFiles/Atlanta/Travel/November07%20Travel.pdf
title=Great Souther Getaways - Mississippi
publisher=www.atlantamagazine.com
accessdate=2008-05-31
last=Cloues
first=Kacey
]

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