Two more Mississippi Blues Trail markers were unveiled in Holly Springs on Wednesday. The markers, located in Blues Alley near 125 N Center Street, memorialize the life and work of R.L. Burnside and David “Junior” Kimbrough, two native musicians who helped popularize hill country blues. “Mississippi is blessed to have.
She comes from a family of high achievers. For instance, her mother, Brenda Thompson, was the first Black, female police commissioner in the United States. And her father, affectionately known
A five-time Grammy Award winner and Blues Hall of Famer, singular singer and guitarist Robert Cray and his band celebrate their 50th anniversary Friday at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland.