Entries Containing All of the Phrases «rankin county» AND «mississippi»

By Mark Hilton, October 16, 2015

The Chatmon Family - Mississippi Sheiks Marker (Rear)

RANKED BY RELEVANCE

1 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Bolton — 176 — The Chatmon Family — Mississippi Sheiks — Mississippi Blues Trail —

The Henderson Chatmon family, which produced some of Mississippi's most important blues and string band musicians, lived near this site on Texas Street in 1900. Henderson's sons Armenter, better known as "Bo Carter" and Sam Chatmon recorded . . . — — Map (db m90192) HM

2 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, Washington Addition — 104 — Ishmon Bracey — Mississippi Blues Trail —

One of the earliest blues musicians from Mississippi to make recordings, Ishmon Bracey (1899-1970) is buried in the nearby Willow Park Cemetery. In the 1920s and '30s Bracey was a leading bluesman in the Jackson area and performed with prominent . . . — — Map (db m71512) HM

3 ► Mississippi, Panola County, Como — 82 — Otha Turner — Mississippi Blues Trail —

Front The African American fife and drum tradition in north Mississippi stretches back to the 1800s and is often noted for its similarities to African music. Its best known exponent, Otha (or Othar) Turner (c. 1908-2003), presided over . . . — — Map (db m102872) HM

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4 ► Mississippi, Rankin County, Flowood — 92 — The Gold Coast: Cross the River — Mississippi Blues Trail —

This area of Rankin County, formerly called East Jackson and later the Gold Coast, was a hotbed for gambling, bootleg liquor, and live music for several decades up through the 1960s. Blues, jazz, and soul performers, including touring national . . . — — Map (db m81859) HM

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5 ► Mississippi, Rankin County, Pelahatchie — 61 — Rubin Lacy — Mississippi Blues Trail —

Front Rubin Lacy was one of the most talented and influential artists in Mississippi blues during his short career as a secular performer. The grandson of a minister, Lacy was born in Pelahatchie on January 2, 1901. He was a well-known . . . — — Map (db m111013) HM

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6 ► Texas, DeWitt County, Yoakum — 15283 — Stevens Cemetery —

Joseph (1810-1861) and Sarah Ann Steen (1820-1860) Stevens, with Stevens, Steen, and Stephens relatives and a number of slaves, arrived in this area from Rankin County, Mississippi in 1846. They bought land from members of Green DeWitt's Colony . . . — — Map (db m291939) HM

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7 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 218 — Jesse Robinson — Mississippi Blues Trail —

The seventh son of a preacher, guitarist and vocalist Jesse Robinson began playing in Jackson in the mid-'60s, and after a stint in Chicago became a central figure in the local blues and jazz scene, leading his own bands and playing with . . . — — Map (db m312321) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.