NATCHEZ — The Natchez Bluff Blues Festival kicked off Friday night with a New Orleans style funeral procession on Main Street followed by the unveiling of the Rhythm Night Club fire historical marker. The Natchez Association for the Preservation of African-American Culture and the blues fest joined forces this year to promote their annual events. Friday night’s parade was the first of it’s kind. The festival will continue today at the Rosalie Bicentennial Gardens and at downtown clubs.