There are a few “must visit” places in Clarksdale, including the Delta Blues Museum and Morgan Freeman’s Ground Zero Blues Club, but equally high on that list is Roger Stolle’s Cat Head store. After seven years of Delta journeys and a year of intense planning, Roger left St. Louis to start Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art in Clarksdale. Since opening its doors in 2002, it has featured a full selection of Blues CDs, videos, DVDs, books, and folk art. In describing the store’s mission, Roger says, ‘From day one, the ‘Cat Head Mission’ has been to promote Mississippi and its Blues music from within. We have to sell product to stay alive, but in the end, it’s more about promoting the music and the place that made it famous.’ After thousands of customers, over a dozen mini-Blues festivals, and even a record label featuring Blues Music Award-nominated Big George Brock, Roger continues to look for ways to use the Cat Head name to promote the Delta through its music.
