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Clarksdale is a city in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
Located in the Mississippi Delta, the birthplace of the blues, Clarksdale is home to the internationally known Delta Blues Museum and "the crossroads", where some believe Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at the stroke of midnight in exchange for the ability to play the blues.
Clarksdale is also the home of Morgan Freeman's five-star restaurant Madidi and his blues club Ground Zero.
In 1968, Clarksdale voters ratified a change in the city charter providing for a full-time mayor, at large position and 4 part-time commissioners, in postpositions 1 through 4.
In 2000 the population of Clarksdale was 20,645.
Clarksdale is home to the annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival, the Tennessee Williams Festival and is quickly becoming a great tourist attraction for blues fans, as it is believed the Crossroads of Highway 49 and 61 is where the legendary Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil.
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