Do a search on juke joint or jook joint and you are sure to find the Mississippi Delta. Even if you have never been to the Mississippi Delta, chances are good that you've been jukin' at some point in your life. Jukin' always involves alcohol. Truth be known you can juke most anywhere but when the sun goes down and the skeeters come out the best place to juke is in a full blown juke joint. Add some music, alcohol, stir and shake a leg!Po Monkey's was established west of Merigold, MS in the 1950's in an unused sharecropper's house. It has long been a favorite with the locals but many a traveler has also stopped by to juke there also. Po Monkey's has been recognized by National Geographic, the New York Times, Esquire, Annie Leibovitz's American Music and more...
More about Po Monkey's Lounge: Southern Spaces - "Inside Poor Monkey's" by Luther Brown and Article in the New York Times.
