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Photos and video: Mississippi Heat cooks at Delta Frank Highway 309 LIVE tribute

WGLT | By Emily Bollinger
Published September 21, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
WGLT program director Jon Norton talking about Delta Frank before the Highway 309 LIVE concert.
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WGLT program director Jon Norton talking about Delta Frank before the Highway 309 LIVE concert.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Frank Black's wife, Marilyn Black, giving a speech before the Highway 309 LIVE concert.
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Frank Black's wife, Marilyn Black, giving a speech before the Highway 309 LIVE concert.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Blues fans at the Highway 309 LIVE concert.
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Blues fans at the Highway 309 LIVE concert.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Blues fans at the Highway 309 LIVE concert.
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Blues fans at the Highway 309 LIVE concert.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Blues fans at the Highway 309 LIVE concert.
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Blues fans at the Highway 309 LIVE concert.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Fans cheering for Mississippi Heat at the Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Fans cheering for Mississippi Heat at the Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT
Mississippi Heat performs at Highway 309 LIVE concert at the Normal Theater.
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Highway 309 LIVE presents the Chicago blues band Mississippi Heat at the Normal Theater.
Emily Bollinger / WGLT

WGLT fans — including many blues lovers — turned out Wednesday night for a Highway 309 LIVE concert presented by CEFCU, featuring blues band Mississippi Heat.

The show was the second in WGLT’s Highway 309 LIVE series. Before Mississippi Heat took the stage, the crowd was treated to a video retrospective about the life and legacy of “Delta” Frank Black. He was a legendary WGLT blues host who passed away in 2020.

Check out photos from the event above, or watch the Delta Frank video below:

Listen to Highway 309 on-air weekends on WGLT and WCBU, and streaming 24/7 on both station websites. You can also follow Highway 309 on Spotify and listen to new custom playlists every month.
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Emily Bollinger
Emily Bollinger is a digital producer at WGLT, focused on photography, videography and other digital content.
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