On February 24, 2008, a filming crew
from Good Morning America was in the Delta. The result was a testament
to one of the last remaining "jook
joints" - Po Monkey's in Merigold, MS. Featured in the clip is Mr. Willie Seaberry, the proprietor
of Po Monkey's, and the band is T-Model Ford on guitar, Terry "Harmonica" Bean
on harp, and Lee "Pocket Knife" Williams on drums. For more
information about Po Monkey's and its heritage, visit http://www.southernspaces.org/contents/2006/brown/1a.htm.
(Information courtesy of Charley Burch and Luther Brown.) |
