Ground Zero Blues Club

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. Mismatched chairs, Christmas-tree lights, and graffiti greet one everywhere. 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. Super Chikan is a performer. In addition to the food and music, there are seven upstairs apartments that can be rented.

In media
Ground Zero has appeared in many television shows and publications, including:
 * 60 Minutes
 * NPR
 * Stephen Fry in America (BBC Documentary), 3rd episode, aired 26 October 2008.
 * The Mighty Mississippi
 * "The Story of God W/Morgan Freeman, S1/E3(Who is God)" ([NatGeo])

Video

 * Live at Ground Zero Blues Club: Bobby Rush
 * Live at Ground Zero Blues Club: Bobby Rush