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Salute to Industry 2020 Willie “Po’ Monkey” Seaberry, now in his mid-seventies, still farms the fields that surround it, and lives in a room in the back. Insight 2019 Home and Garden 2018 Are you ready? Copyright © 2021 The Washington Times, LLC. JavaScript is required for full functionality on this website, but scripting is currently disabled. 2010 Dispatch Sports Review "He was such a kind man and a true Delta character. TOP STORIES Quiz: US Citizenship Test - Could You Pass? In that building everyone was friends for a night even if they just saw each other that one time," she said. When the first text showed up in my phone last night re: Mr. Willie Seaberry‘s passing, I started to try and call the juke runner — in disbelief. Salute to Industry 2018 The Mississippi Business Journal reports that the heirs of Willie “Po’ Monkey” Seaberry, who died in 2016, have decided to sell the furnishings, including things like the exterior signs. "He was an icon in the Delta and he will be dearly missed. Three charged in conspiracy to exploit vulnerable person COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY, 4. Business Moves with Mary: 1883 Smokehouse expanding to West Point BUSINESS, 5. Willie hadn’t been heard from since Tuesday morning, Deputies went to Po Monkeys and found him in his Joke Joint Home that he opened up in 1963. Deputy Coroners Ted Ray and Murry Roark tell The Clarion-Ledger they found Seaberry … Willie “Po Monkey” Seaberry. He was 77 years old at … It ceased operating after the death of operator Willie "Po' Monkey" Seaberry in 2016. Initially frequented by locals, Po’ Monkey’s became a destination point for blues tourists from around the world during the 1990s. Buy HD $14.99. College Football Preview 2017 Roark said it appears he had a heart attack earlier this week. Back to School 2014 Shopping Guide 2014 According to Willie “Po’ Monkey” Seaberry he opened a juke joint at his home in this location in 1963. Seaberry was a great friend to the Delta Center,” said Leigh Aylward with the Delta Center Culture and Learning. Home and Garden 2020 Time of Your Life 2010 His friendship transcended racial and gender differences. Seaberry ran Po’ Monkey’s Lounge for more than fifty years, opening his juke joint in the 1960s. Salute to Industry 2011 It didn’t matter if they were from Germany, Mississippi, or a local. Salute to Veterans 2018 Willie was a resident of Merigold, Mississippi. Salute to Industry 2015 The juke joint was founded in the early 1960s and was one of the last rural juke joints in the Mississippi Delta. Seaberry ran Po’ Monkey’s Lounge for more than fifty years, opening his juke joint in the 1960s. Before the death of the lounge’s owner, Willie Seaberry, in 2016, it was a mandatory stop on the constant blues pilgrimage that flows through the Delta. His namesake juke was also his home in Merigold, Mississippi, but on Thursday nights, the sharecropper’s shack would come alive with all the sights and sounds one would expect in the Delta. Salute to Veterans 2019 Back to School 2010 How to Choose 2020 High School Football Preview 2012 Christmas Greetings 2018 Best Area Professionals 2018 2016 Dining Guide The 2016 death of longtime proprietor Willie “Po’ Monkey” Seaberry put its future in question. Dining Guide 2019 Deputy Coroners Ted Ray and Murry Roark tell The Clarion-Ledger they found Seaberry late Thursday in his back bedroom at the lounge. He added a lot to our travel and tourism here and he was also just a really great guy. Health & Wellness 2014 (Publications will be opened in a new window), Other special sections available online College Football Preview 2018 (Enlarged Map: Poor Monkey's and Merigold) The building is made of unpainted cypress planks, roofed with corrugated galvanized steel that is often referred to as a "tin." “He really brought the place to life and gave it a personality. Oktibbeha County Voter Guide 2015 Back to Back MSU Women's Basketball Best of the Triangle Home & Garden 2016 Among those voices is a particularly iconic one: the late Willie Seaberry, better known as Po’ Monkey, proud proprietor of the legendary jook joint Po’ Monkey’s Lounge in Merigold, Mississippi. “I wouldn’t say it’s in dire straits, but … it is feeling the neglect of not having daily use,” Will Jacks, program manager for the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, says of the structure. 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Salute to Industry 2010 Dining Guide 2014 MR. WILLIE SEABERRY (1941-2016) opened his juke joint in 1963. Willie Seaberry passed away in July 2016 on a Thursday night, known as “Family Night,” a special time when locals and tourists from around the country and the world would gather at the storied … According to Willie “Po’ Monkey” Seaberry he opened a juke joint at his home in this location in 1963. Best of the Triangle 2015 Po’ Monkey’s is located just west of the town of Merigold. Bridal Guide 2011 2017 He’d been there since Tuesday. Bourdain with John Ruskey of the Quapaw Canoe Company. He was a simple man and he led a good simple life. In the early 1950s, Willie Seaberry, known as Poor (Po') Monkey, began to operate the unused sharecropper house as a lounge. Apparently sometime during the day Tuesday, he went back in his bedroom and went to sleep and didn’t wake back up.”. He was such a great ambassador of the Delta and we loved all the time we had with him.”, Roark said he’s known Seaberry for about 50 years. - Best of the Triangle 2012 Click to Read More 1941) worked as a farmer and … Monkey’s been faithfully running the … All photography by Will Jacks. Best of the Triangle 2019 Willie Seaberry, known in Merigold, Miss., as Po’ Monkey, is the longtime proprietor of his namesake juke joint, which attracts local fans of rhythm and blues music and tourists seeking the … According to a listing on the Mississippi Blues Trail website, the lounge “played an integral role in the development of the blues, offering a distinctly secular space for people to socialize, dance, and forget their everyday troubles.”, “Mr. 2016 Salute to Veterans Dining Guide 2018 Back to School 2012 Rent HD $5.99. Willie Seaberry, owner of Po' Monkey's juke joint in Bolivar County, has died. Best of the Triangle 2017 The backroom of Po' Monkey’s is where you’d find the DJ or, on rare occasions, a live band. Violence plays right into the Saul Alinksy-loving Left’s hands, Team Trump and Team Black Lives Matter are more alike than you think. Inscription. College Football Preview 2010 Health and Wellness 2020 By ordering or viewing, you agree to … Best Area Professionals 2016 Home and Garden 2019 Back to Back MSU Women's Basketball C Spire sues Lowndes for allegedly violating internet agreement COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY, 3. „« Willie was born on August 24, 1940 and passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016. Salute to Veterans 2020 Health & Wellness 2016 ", "Mr. Seaberry was a great friend to the Delta Center," said Leigh Aylward with the Delta Center Culture and Learning. What was so wonderful about him was that he made everyone feel welcome. Dining Guide 2013 Roark said it appears he had a heart attack earlier this week. "We loved sharing his place with visitors from all over the country. Last night (July 14), the man they called “PO’ MONKEY” (who, like most juke runners, WAS his juke joint) passed away at … Founded in 1963, Po’ Monkey’s Lounge was one of the last rural juke joints in the Mississippi Delta, wedged between a cotton field and a gravel road just over a mile west of Merigold, Mississippi. He'd been there since Tuesday. We were actually headed to his place on a bus last night before we heard the horrible news. Willie “Po Monkey” Seaberry of Marigold entered into eternal rest July 12, 2016, at his home in Marigold on Po Monkey Road. Unity Park names honorees for 2021 STARKVILLE & OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, More popular content      Suggest a story. Please enable JavaScript and reload this page. More purchase options. "He was supposed to open up last night," Roark said Friday. 2016 High School Football Preview Shopping Guide 2020 A cultural behemoth despite its humble appearance, it closed in 2016 following the death of its proprietor, Willie Seaberry ( read our … Dispatch-sponsored Imagination Library provides a free book each month to Lowndes County children under the age of 5. High School Football Preview 2017 Christmas Greetings 2017 How to Choose 2014 He will really be missed in this area and he will truly be missed by the Delta Center. Best Area Professionals 2019 He never said anything bad about anyone. at First Baptist Church Merigold Cemetery Merigold Cemetery Merigold under the direction of Byas Funeral Home … Back to School 2018 “We loved sharing his place with visitors from all over the country. Health and Welness 2019 He never said anything bad about anyone. He was such a great ambassador of the Delta and we loved all the time we had with him. Located in Merigold north of Cleveland, Mississippi, it was opened in 1963 by Willie “Po’ Monkey” Seaberry and became a destination for blues aficionados long … Kellie Carr, director of Tourism for the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, said Seaberry’s death was a loss for the entire Delta and the state. Pelosi sets timetable for likely Trump impeachment, North Korea issues threat to U.S. as message to Biden, Armed and Dangerous: best new concealed carry handguns, Israeli intel expert: Virus likely ‘unnatural’, Doctor: “Doing This Every Morning Can Snap Back Sagging Skin (No Creams Needed)”, Study: 50% of new COVID-19 infections transmitted from patients with no symptoms. Best of the Triangle 2016 It’s not the same without him,” Cleveland Mayor Billy Nowell told The Bolivar Commercial (https://bit.ly/29XjVOC ). Destinations 2010 He’s going to be missed and there will never be another one like him.”. 2015 Auto Preview (AP) - Willie Seaberry, owner of Po’ Monkey’s juke joint in Bolivar County, has died. How to Choose 2016 “People were concerned and went there and opened the door and found him in the bed. at Byas Funeral Home Cleveland Services Saturday July 23 2016 at 11:00a.m. Shopping Guide 2017 2016 College Football Preview We were actually headed to his place on a bus last night before we heard the horrible news. Dining Guide 2010 WaterWays 2019 6 companies with total $2.3B investment eyeing Lowndes, 2. How to Choose 2019 You never heard a sour thing come out of his mouth against anyone. Home & Garden 2014 MR. WILLIE SEABERRY (1941-2016) opened his juke joint in 1963. to 6:00p.m. - In that building everyone was friends for a night even if they just saw each other that one time,” she said. 6 companies with total $2.3B investment eyeing Lowndes COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY, 2. It ceased operating after the death of operator Willie "Po' Monkey" Seaberry in 2016. Copyright 2021 The Commercial Dispatch Publishing CompanyPrivacy Policy & Terms of Use, Progress Magazine | Friendly City Mini Warehouses | 662TIX, 1. 2010 Dining Guide He was just such a good person. Learn more at lowndesil.org. MERIGOLD -- Willie Seaberry, owner of Po' Monkey's juke joint in Bolivar County, has died. 2015 High School Football Preview 2010 Salute to Family Owned Business High School Football Preview “He was an icon in the Delta and he will be dearly missed. According to a listing on the Mississippi Blues Trail website, the lounge "played an integral role in the development of the blues, offering a distinctly secular space for people to socialize, dance, and forget their everyday troubles. Health & Wellness 2013 Lifelong farmer and owner of one of the last remaining juke joints in the country, Willie “Po’ Monkey” Seaberry has died at the age of 74. Add to Watchlist. “He always had a positive attitude. He will really be missed in this area and he will truly be missed by the Delta Center. Insight 2019 ", Roark said he's known Seaberry for about 50 years. It's not the same without him," Cleveland Mayor Billy Nowell told The Bolivar Commercial. The cause of death is as-of-yet unconfirmed, though it is believed to be a heart attack. Associated Press Insight magazine is a resource for living in the Golden Triangle area. Best of the Triangle 2013 Willie “Po Monkey” Seaberry, the owner of Po’ Monkey’s Lounge, died in July 2016. Willie Seaberry, owner of Po' Monkey's juke joint in Bolivar County, has died. "He really brought the place to life and gave it a personality. Back to School 2015 Outside of Merigold, Mississippi, off an unmarked dirt road, stands Po’ Monkey’s, perhaps the most famous house in Mississippi and the last rural juke joint in the state, now closed to the public. Before the death of the lounge’s owner, Willie Seaberry, in 2016, it was a mandatory stop on the constant blues pilgrimage that flows through the Delta. He was 75. C Spire sues Lowndes for allegedly violating internet agreement, 3. Best of the Triangle 2018 Now that he has passed, the future of the juke is in question. I think that that was so indicative of our area that we had this man full of life and personality. Visitations Friday July 22 2016 from 2:00p.m. "He always had a positive attitude. Salute to Industry 2014 The lounge, which opened in 1963, got its name from Seaberry’s nickname, which is Po’ Monkey. 2017 Salute to Veterans Dining Guide 2015 Evidence of planned attack on Capitol undercuts Dems' incitement claim High School Football Preview 2018 and View Comments, Terms of Use / Privacy Policy / Manage Newsletters. Today's Woman 2010 Quiz: Can you pass this general physics test? Lowndes County Voter Guide 2015 Salute to Industry 2016 Friday, July 15, 2016, Joe Biden missed many opportunities to learn about son’s business dealings. Home & GardenGuide 2013 Shopping Guide 2019 He added a lot to our travel and tourism here and he was also just a really great guy. Back to School 2020 Seaberry was found dead in his bed, Bolivar County Coroner’s believe he died in his sleep from a heart attack. He was a simple man and he led a good simple life.”. 2010 To The Rescue MERIGOLD, Miss. Design an Ad 2014 What was so wonderful about him was that he made everyone feel welcome. Willie attracted blues lovers, locals, college students and more at “Po Monkey’s”. 1941) worked as a farmer and operated the club, where he continued to live, at night. Back to School 2017 Willie “Po’ Monkey” Seaberry: owned and ran juke joint Po’ Monkey’s Lounge for more than half a century. High School Football Preview 2011 Columbus & Lowndes County     Starkville & Oktibbeha County     Area     State     National     Mug Shots   |   Suggest a Story. You never heard a sour thing come out of his mouth against anyone. Salute to Industry 2019 High School Football Preview 2013 “No drugs or Lounid Music” reads the hand painted sign on the door, and inside, the people party, packed into a tiny, offbeat “venue” with monkeys nailed on the ceiling, gifts from all over the world, says Willie “Po Monkey” Seaberry. Before the death of the lounge’s owner, Willie Seaberry, in 2016, it was a mandatory stop on the constant blues pilgrimage that flows through the Delta. Deputy Coroners Ted Ray and Murry Roark tell The Clarion-Ledger (https://on.thec-l.com/29Ch7BY ) they found Seaberry late Thursday in his back bedroom at the lounge. Sen. 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