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Inside a formercotton-grading warehouse in Clarksdale, the audience is buzzing with anticipation for the evenings show.

Servers deliver baskets of hot tamales, catfish, andfried green tomatoesto tables cramped with mismatched chairs.

The experience is really high energyalmost like a revival or a family reunion.

Ground Zero Blues Club

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That’s what it means to me.

It’s home."

groundzerobluesclub.com; 387 Delta Ave, Clarksdale, MS 38614; 662-621-9009

Ground Zero Blues Club (Clarksdale, Mississippi)

Morgan Freeman, co-owner of Ground Zero Blues Club.Credit:MELANIE DUNEA

Morgan Freeman, co-owner of Ground Zero Blues Club

Morgan Freeman, co-owner of Ground Zero Blues Club.Credit:MELANIE DUNEA