Clarksdale

American  

[klahrks-deyl] / ˈklɑrksˌdeɪl /

noun

1. a city in NW Mississippi.

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Example Sentences

He visits the factories and workshops where guitars are made but also hangs out in Clarksdale, Miss., the acknowledged home of the blues, as well as the nearby crossroad where Robert Johnson is said to have signed his soul over to the devil.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though overwhelmingly orchestral, they nevertheless embrace the warm sun and tight community that defines the story’s setting in Clarksdale, Mississippi, circa 1932.

From Salon

As Walter, 38, from Clarksdale, Mississippi, told us, “It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner.”

From Salon

You may recognize its reference to what’s been called the nation’s original sin and its primacy in 1932 Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the story takes place.

From Salon

The juke joint in Clarksdale, Mississippi is one of the last of its kind in the region, a landmark for a bygone era of American music.

From BBC