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

By Mark Hilton, October 18, 2015

Sonny Boy Williamson Marker (Rear)

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1 ► Mississippi, Tallahatchie County, Glendora — 63 — Sonny Boy Williamson — Mississippi Blues Trail —

On Bridges Avenue at Gipson Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Bridges Avenue.

Front Sonny Boy Williamson (c. 1912-1965), one of the premier artists in blues history, was born on a Glendora plantation under the name Alex Miller. A colorful character and charismatic performer, he was widely known as “Rice” Miller . . . — — Map (db m90025) HM

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2 ► Mississippi, Monroe County, Aberdeen — 90 — Aberdeen Mississippi Blues — Mississippi Blues Trail —

On North Meridian Street at East Commerce Street, on the right when traveling north on North Meridian Street.

Front In 1940 singer-guitarist Booker “Bukka” White, who lived in Aberdeen during the 1920s and ‘30s, recorded the blues classic “Aberdeen Mississippi Blues.” Twenty-three years later the song’s title enabled blues researchers to . . . — — Map (db m102609) HM

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