Morgan Freeman’s blues concert comes to Thalia Mara. See when

"Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience" is a night of music and storytelling honoring the history and culture of the ...

Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience to perform in Jackson

Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) announced Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience will perform in Jackson on March ...
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We followed the music of the blues from 'the most Southern place on earth'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original ...
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Mississippi is known for music that shapes the nation

The richness of Mississippi may be best expressed not through its amazing food or beautiful vistas, but through its music, the Magnolia State has encompassed it all. Mississippi is so pivotal and so ...
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Celebrating Black History Month on an Exploration of the Mississippi Blues Trail

I have been a lover of music for my entire life and this year I wanted to dive deep into music history that helped to shape the genres that we listen to today. The Blues Trail was created in 2006 and ...
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Mississippi Blues Marathon celebrates B.B. King, Medgar Evers

16 WAPT'S KENNEDI COOPER IS DOWNTOWN... AT THE STARTING LINE. MEGAN, THIS IS THE 18TH YEAR FOR THE BLUES MARATHON AND THIS YEAR LEGENDARY BLUES SINGER B.B KING AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST MEDGAR EVERS ...
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On the Mississippi Blues Trail

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner. In ...
American Songwriter

3 of the Greatest Blues Players From the Mississippi Delta

Nashville, Austin, New Orleans, Chicago, and New York are some of the more notable American locations for music. However, the location that partially gave these places their music: the Mississippi ...
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Mississippi Valley Blues Festival returns to Davenport after funding struggles

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Blues are back at LeClaire Park in Davenport for the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. The festival was canceled last year after rainouts in 2022 and 2023 left the Mississippi ...
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Rollin’ on the river: How the Mississippi flows through song and still inspires today

MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...
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We followed the music of the blues from 'the most Southern place on earth'

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...