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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM217O_holt-collier_Greenville-MS.html
Born a slave in 1846, Collier served as a Confederate sharpshooter and cavalryman. Famed as a bear hunter, he guided Pres. Theodore Roosevelt on a hunt near Onward, MS. in 1902. When Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear Collier had roped, cartoonists…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P61_david-honey-boy-edwards_Greenville-MS.html
"Who May Your Regulars Be"
"Drop Down Mama"
"Old Friends"
"The World Don't Owe Me Nothing"
"Mississippi Delta Bluesman"
Played with
Robert Johnson
Tommy Johnson
Little Walter Jacobs
Big Joe Williams
Kansas City Red
Sunnyland Slim
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P60_george-all-nite-allen_Greenville-MS.html
Born into a musical family. Played with B.J. Thomas in "Electric Cyrkus",
then Sassy Jones. Worked with producer and musician Jim Dickinson. Worked with many great musicians in all types of genres. A true renaissance man.
I'm a black man trapp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P5Z_james-michael-dill_Greenville-MS.html
Began playing at 14. Played with Billy Marquis, Eden Brent, Willie Foster, Lil Dave Thompson, Mississippi Slim, John Horton, Lil Bill Wallace, The Xracker-Jacks and everyone else.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P5Y_charles-k-rickard_Greenville-MS.html
I got the blues from my head, down to my shoes
Toured with Little Milton. Warmed up for B.B. King. Played with Booba Barnes, Willie Foster, John Horton, Little Dave Thompson, Lee "Shot" Williams, Booga-Loo and many others around the Delta.
B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P1P_remnant-of-original-greenville-lake-village-bridge_Greenville-MS.html
This relic is all that remains of Mississippi's River Bridge that was dedicated to B.G. Humphreys, completed June 16, 1940, and opened to traffic September 17, 1940. A two lane thru-truss design bridge, at the time of its completion its main span …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OZO_corner-of-10-and-61_Leland-MS.html
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A major source of income for blues artists in the first half of the 20th century was tips. This corner, formerly the intersection of highways 10 and 61, was a profitable spot, particularly on Saturdays when people from the country came …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OZN_james-son-thomas_Leland-MS.html
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James Henry "Son" Thomas, internationally famed blues musician and folk sculptor, worked as a porter at the Montgomery Hotel, which once occupied this site, after he moved to Leland in 1961. Born in the Yazoo County community of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OZM_johnny-winter_Leland-MS.html
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Guitar icon Johnny Winter's emergence on the national music scene in 1969 created a sensation among rock and blues audiences. The first of his many hit albums for Columbia Records featured the song "Leland, Mississippi Blues," w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OZD_rubys-nite-spot_Leland-MS.html
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Ruby's Nite Spot, operated at this site by Ruby Edwards, was one of the most prominent blues clubs in the Delta during the 1940s and '50s. Edwards booked nationally known acts such as T-Bone Walker, Little Walter, and Little Richard, newc…