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R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005) was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for much of his life but received little recognition before the early 1990s. In the latter half of that decade, Burnside recorded and toured with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a ...
In November 1980, Johnson was awarded at the first annual Blues Music Awards, held in Memphis. His career continued to pick up until December 2, 1988, when his touring van crashed in Indiana, killing his band's keyboardist, St. James Bryant, and bassist, Larry Exum. [5] Johnson was injured and took an extended break from the music industry.
Hill country blues (also known as North Mississippi hill country blues or North Mississippi blues) is a regional style of country blues.It is characterized by a strong emphasis on rhythm and percussion, steady guitar riffs, few chord changes, unconventional song structures, and heavy emphasis on the "groove", which has been characterized as the "hypnotic boogie".
Jul. 10—NESCOPECK — From July 11 through July 13, Briggs Farm Blues Festival is back to entertain thousands of music fans for a spectrum of blues music from contemporary and traditional. Enjoy ...
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. Within the state the trail extends from the Gulf Coast north along several ...
Kimbrough was born in Hudsonville, Mississippi, [2] and lived in the north Mississippi hill country near Holly Springs. His father, a barber, played the guitar, and Junior picked his guitar as a child. [5] He was apparently influenced by the guitarists Mississippi Fred McDowell and Eli Green. [6]
In 1991, the Early Wright Blues Heritage Award was established to honor Early Wright, "The Soul Man" of WROX radio who was Mississippi's first black radio disc jockey. [9] In 1992, promoters Melville Tillis and Julius Guy held the Issaquena Gospel Festival. In 1993, the two festivals were merged into the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel festival.
Alexander was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in an area along the Mississippi Blues Trail. [2] His family was "poor but honest and hardworking" [3] sharecroppers. [4] He moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his mother and a sister when he was 12 years old.