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Nate Dogg (1969–2011) – West Coast hip hop and R&B artist ; Marshall Drew (born 1984) – folk rock singer-songwriter ; Kevin Dukes (born 1956) – guitarist ; Judy Dunaway (born 1964) – avant-garde composer, free improvisor, conceptual sound artist; Omar Kent Dykes (born 1950) – blues guitarist and singer
Artists who were born in, have lived in, have worked in or been involved with Mississippi. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Asya Branch (born 1998), Miss Mississippi 2018, Miss Mississippi USA 2019, and Miss USA 2020 Jenna ... Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), artist and writer
The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters recognized 11 people with ties to Mississippi for their contributions to the arts. These MS artists, writers and musicians were honored for their ...
This category includes blues musicians who live in or were born in Mississippi. Pages in category "Blues musicians from Mississippi" The following 200 pages are in ...
Mississippi Fred McDowell (January 12, 1904 – July 3, 1972). Hill country blues singer and guitar player. [38] Mississippi John Hurt (March 8, 1892 or 1893, Teoc, Mississippi – November 2, 1966, Grenada, Mississippi). Known for his syncopated fingerpicking style. [39] Recorded by the Library of Congress late in his life. [40]
The Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, headquartered in Clinton, Mississippi, honors Mississippi's famous musicians. It is a "Who's Who" of the blues, rock and roll, and jazz from their beginnings to present day. The organization's museum is located in the Jackson–Evers International Airport in Jackson, Mississippi. [1]
Mississippi is best known as the home of the blues which developed among the freed African Americans in the latter half of the 19th century and beginning 20th century. The Delta blues is the style most closely associated with the state, and includes performers like Charley Patton, Robert Johnson (buried in Greenwood, MS), David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Willie Brown, Tommy Johnson, Ishmon Bracey, Bo ...