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Mississippi Blues Trail Historical Markers

The Mississippi Blues Trail was created by the Mississippi Blues Commission in 2006 to place interpretive markers at the most notable historical sites related to the birth, growth and influence of the blues throughout (and in some cases beyond) the state of Mississippi.
There are over 210 Mississippi Blues Trail markers already placed.
 
The Blues Trail From Mississippi to Memphis Marker image, Touch for more information
By Sandra Hughes, May 18, 2010
The Blues Trail From Mississippi to Memphis Marker
201 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — 72 — The Blues Trail From Mississippi to Memphis
The bright lights of Beale Street and the promise of musical stardom have lured blues musicians from nearby Mississippi since the early 1900s. Early Memphis blues luminaries who migrated from Mississippi include Gus Cannon, Furry Lewis, Jim Jackson . . . Map (db m82863) HM
202 Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Port Washington — 195 — Paramount Records & F.W. Boerner Company — Mississippi Blues Trail —
Port Washington played a historic role in the production and distribution of some of America's greatest blues and gospel music in the 1920s and '30s. The talent roster of Paramount Records, founded here in 1917, featured many iconic blues . . . Map (db m191374) HM

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May. 15, 2024