CD Annex

On our way out of Clarksdale we stopped at a CD store. As we had gone during lunchtime the door was locked. We went next door thinking that maybe the entrance was through the restaurant. Inside in a packed restaurant the guy working the counter called out to the owner of the store and we interrupted his lunch. He came anyways and opened the store for us. Inside we did not find a CD store. What we found was a store that sold 45s and also happened to sell a few CDs. Most of the CDs on sale were blues, but in an effort to cater to the local market there were gospel, jazz, and even rap. The rap was relegated to a small stack in the display case and consisted of relatively new work by a rising group known as NWA. After discussing various artists and groups we found out that the owner was selling his personal collection of 45s after many years of collecting. He had moved out from the city after getting tired of 'city stuff' (which included traffic) and had set up shop in Clarksdale. It didn't seem to phase him in the least bit that he wasn't getting enough business. He was in this for the relaxed pace and the enjoyment of it. Apparently he has a online source for blues and a email newsletter at BluesSource.com so I will be checking that out.