The organizers had no idea whatsoever how it was going to turn out.
But 35 festivals later, fans of the W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival’s Street Strut Parade are still decorating umbrellas, donning wacky costumes or colorful clothing and showing up for a short “parade” in downtown Henderson on festival Saturday morning.
As the years have proven and as it turned out, once started it has been a tradition that’s hard to let go of. …