Places to stay in Bentonia, Mississippi
Bentonia is a town in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Some blues scholars maintain that there is a "Bentonia School" of blues singing and guitar-playing, and that "Bentonia-style" is a distinct style of Delta Blues, but Bentonia lies outside the Mississippi Delta proper. The "Bentonia School," "Bentonia-style" or "Bentonia Blues" is more accurately described as the unique, haunting, Country Blues style that originated in and immediately around the small town of Bentonia, Mississippi. The annual Bentonia Blues Festival is held the third Saturday of June in downtown Bentonia. The festival's Blues Stage is always set up in front of the world-famous Blue Front Cafe, which is still operated by proprietor Jimmy "Duck" Holmes who, as a young man, largely learned the local style from Bentonia Blues master Jack Owens. Places to eat in the region include Blue Front Cafe, Bentonia Bugs, and Hall Of Fame Restaurant.
If you are travelling in the area, Bentonia is located close to Turkeyfoot Branch, Peggy Creek, Wilson and Screws Landing, McGraw Lake Dam and Mount Ever Church.
The center of Bentonia ( which is at is longitude -90°21'54.36 and latitude 32°38'28.32 ) is located and 8 miles away from Flora.
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The only properties we have listed are:
- Mississippi Petrified Forest and Campground in Flora - 10 miles
- Best Western Gateway Inn in Yazoo City - 15 miles
- Econo Lodge in Yazoo City - 16 miles
- Hampton Inn in Yazoo City - 17 miles
However the distances involved may not make them a suitable alternative.
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