Effie Burt, the sixth of 12 children, grew from a muted childhood into vocal womanhood within the borders of Lafayette County. Burt moved to Iowa to finish her education and would go on to earn a degree in police science. She worked at John Deere for 27 years, while also fighting civil rights violations in court time and time again….
For over ten years now Cadillacfunk has been providing north Mississippi with original funky blues with a new Orleans twist on their sound. There is something fun and enjoyable about this group for all ages. The group is made up of Andrew Yurkow (songwriter) vocals and guitar. Daniel Hodges saxophone. Jeff Callaway and Adam Davenport trombone, Daniel Roebuck trumpet, Matt…
Pickle Byest started playing drums at the age of 13 years old. He has performed with grammy award winners B.B. King and Bobby Rush. He also performed for 15 years and traveled around the world with blues singer Paul Wine Jones. In addition to his love for the blues. Pickle has performed for over 20 years with the gospel group,…
Like the namesake D13 engine, Matt Gaylord and the D13 are a musical powerhouse churning out plenty of thick Hill Country style grooves as well as re-vamped, riff-driven retro rock and soul. The trio consists of Cam Kimbrough (grandson of the late Junior Kimbrough) on drums, Trenton Ayers (Cedric Burnside Project, WolfEagle) on guitar, and Matt Gaylord (student of local…