DOWN SOUTH JUKIN’: ONE NIGHT AT POOR MONKEY LOUNGE, BOLIVAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Recollections on a legendary juke joint that no longer exists.
In February I posted on Yakety Yak about experiencing Mardi Gras in New Orleans around 2011/12. This reminded me of further adventures during that journey – here’s a particularly memorable one.
I’d driven from Los Angeles to Louisiana with Liam Gerner, an Australian guitarist then playing in Ryan Bingham’s band, and we’d ensured our journey south was a m…