Historical Marker Series

Mississippi Blues Trail

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Side ALittle Brother Montgomery (1906-1985), a major presence on south Mississippi's blues and jazz scene during much of the pre-World War II era, was famed for his trembling vocals and masterful piano playing. The Montgomery family, including his brothers …
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Side ARock and roll is rooted in the blues of Mississippi. The Mississippi Jook Band (brothers Roosevelt and Uaroy Graves and pianist Cooney Vaughan) earned a niche in the annals of rock after they recorded in Hattiesburg in 1936, nearly two decades before …
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Side A The Hi-Hat Club, which was built at this site in the 1950s, was once an important stop on the "chitlin circuit" for African American blues and soul performers. B. B. King, James Brown, Otis Redding, Ike & Tina Turner, and many others playe…
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Front Many blues performers who gained fame in the Delta, Jackson, and Chicago and on the southern soul circuit have lived in or near Tchula, including Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, Jimmy Dawkins, Jesse Robinson, Lewis "Love Doctor" Clark, Little Smokey …
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Front Sam Chatmon (c. 1899-1983), a celebrated singer and guitarist who spent most of his life in Hollandale, sometimes performed with his brothers in a renowned family string band billed as the Mississippi Sheiks. He embarked on a new solo career after co…
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Front Music has been an integral component of Ocean Springs' legacy as a coastal cradle of the arts and a sponsor of festive celebrations. Notable African-American musicians born in Ocean Springs include Jaimoe (Johnnie Lee Johnson), who was inducted int…
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FrontAlthough Houston Stackhouse never became a major name in blues, he played key roles in Delta blues history as a sideman, mentor, and influence. A constant presence in Mississippi and Arkansas blues circles for several decades, he worked with Robert Joh…
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Buddy Guy. . . George "Buddy" Guy, one of the most dazzling performers in blues history, was born here in Lettsworth on July 30, 1936. His primary influences included local Louisiana musicians and many more who were born across the river in Missi…
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Charlie Musselwhite. . . (side 1) . World-renowned harmonica virtuoso Charlie Musselwhite was born in Kosciusko on January 31, 1944. His great uncle, Lamar Coalson, once owned the store that occupied this site. Musselwhite began playing in Memphis and rose…
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Pensacola Blues. . . Front . Pensacola, an important early center of blues, ragtime, vaudeville and jazz activity, developed into a regional cornerstone of the "chitlin' circuit" in later years. Touring blues, jazz and rhythm & blues acts, and …
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