Music and those who make it helped put Mississippi on the map. “Mississippi is so pivotal and so crucial to the grand scheme of music in this world that it’s very hard to pinpoint it.

the seeds of American music were sown in Mississippi soil, where the pioneers of blues, country, and rock ‘n’ roll followed dusty roads through forests and flatlands to perform for locals.

Construction is now slated to begin in the next couple months and should be complete in about a year, according to MSA.

The Mississippi Delta is world famous as the home ... Sponsor Message "Somebody told me there are two things that can unite people — music and food," Edwards says, beaming behind bright pink ...

Head up Highway 49… and the Mississippi Delta thrums with the sound of the blues even before the music hits your ears. At the annual Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, thousands flood this town ...

It was in 1948 that Holmes’ parents opened the café, now a monument to American roots music: the oldest, still-in-business juke joint in Mississippi. Timothy Ivy Guitars on display at the café.

Hurt was an unsung hero of both folk and blues music, with a distinctive self-taught three-finger picking style.

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that sprung from ...

(SOT 2 ) :20 THE MARATHON BRING TOURIST IN TOWN AND LOCALS TOGETHER GIVING THEM A RUNNING TOUR OF JACKSON :28 THE EVENT ISN'T JUST ABOUT RUNNING, BUT ALSO ABOUT PROMOTING MISSISSIPPI'S MUSIC CULTURE ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. (KFVS) - Music on the Mississippi organizers have announced the four musical acts that will perform at this year’s festival. Organizers announced the bands at the New Madrid ...

Marriage followed in 2000, and then in 2016, they won a piece of St. Louis music history: a portion of the Mississippi Nights awning. That spurred Garrett to make a Mississippi Nights fan page on ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Treasure Island Resort & Casino is hosting an outdoor music festival on Saturday, July 27, featuring only local artists. Music by the Mississippi will celebrate Minnesota and the ...