Tallulah in Madison Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Rufus "RIP" Wimberly

1926-2012

— Northeast Louisiana Music Trail —

Rufus "RIP" Wimberly Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 26, 2022

1. Rufus "RIP" Wimberly Marker

Inscription.
"I Love the music of the Blues, the sound of it, the words..."
Born in Bienville Parish, Rip called Tallulah, LA. his home. As a teen he worked the sawmill all day, playing the pool halls & juke joints all night. As a noted blues guitarist & vocalist, Rip's early collaborations with Willie Dixon & Guitar Slim later found him ripping it up at New Orleans Jazz Fest, Louisiana Folklife Fest & Pig Fest... Rip's journey & album "Highway 80 Blues” were featured in Living Blues Magazine, a celebration of a life well lived & loved.

Erected by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Marker Number 6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 32° 24.513′ N, 91° 11.219′ W. Marker is in Tallulah, Louisiana, in Madison Parish. Marker is on East Green Street (U.S. 80) east of North Chestnut Street (U.S. 65), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 453 E Green St, Tallulah LA 71282, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Madison Parish Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Tallulah (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scottland Plantation House

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Schicker Mound (approx. 0.7 miles away); Burning of Richmond (approx. 2.2 miles away); Skirmish at Richmond (approx. 2.2 miles away); Crescent Plantation (approx. 3 miles away); Grant’s March (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallulah.

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 26, 2022

2. Rufus "RIP" Wimberly Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.