Ground Zero

Ground Zero is a blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi, US that is co-owned by Morgan Freeman, Memphis entertainment executive Howard Stovall, and businessman Eric Meier. Attorney Bill Luckett was also co-owner until his death in 2021. It got its name from Clarksdale being historically referred to as "Ground Zero" for the blues. It opened in May 2001 and is located near the Delta Blues Museum. In the style of juke joints, it is in a repurposed, un-remodeled building, vacant for 30 years, that had housed the wholesale Delta Grocery and Cotton Co. The venue is filled with mismatched chairs, Christmas-tree lights, and graffiti. Blues fans in Clarksdale welcomed it as a place where local musicians have a chance to work regularly. The menu consists of traditional Southern foods, and the restaurant has live blues music playing Wednesday through Saturday. In addition to the food and music, there are seven rental apartments above the club. Ground Zero is also associated with Ground Zero Biloxi, located in Biloxi, Mississippi.