This author has contributed to the following articles in the Encyclopedia.BluesMississippi—particularly the Delta region—is often called the Birthplace of the Blues, a designation that derives from the oppressive sociopolitical conditions…Burnside, R. L.In the early 1990s R. L. Burnside became an unlikely star of the blues world, largely the result of a…Kimbrough, JuniorRockabilly pioneer Charlie Feathers referred to his friend, fellow musician, and teacher Junior Kimbrough as “the beginning and end of…Malaco RecordsThe roots of Jackson-based Malaco Records stretch back to 1961, when cofounder Tommy Couch Sr. began booking R&B bands at…McDowell, “Mississippi” FredMississippi Fred McDowell is widely viewed by blues aficionados as the most talented artist of his generation to be “discovered”…RadioThe first federally licensed radio station took to the air in Pennsylvania in 1920, and by 1923 Mississippi was the…Red TopsMississippi’s most popular dance band during an era when couples and hopeful singles donned their finest clothes for evenings out…
BluesMississippi—particularly the Delta region—is often called the Birthplace of the Blues, a designation that derives from the oppressive sociopolitical conditions…
Burnside, R. L.In the early 1990s R. L. Burnside became an unlikely star of the blues world, largely the result of a…
Kimbrough, JuniorRockabilly pioneer Charlie Feathers referred to his friend, fellow musician, and teacher Junior Kimbrough as “the beginning and end of…
Malaco RecordsThe roots of Jackson-based Malaco Records stretch back to 1961, when cofounder Tommy Couch Sr. began booking R&B bands at…
McDowell, “Mississippi” FredMississippi Fred McDowell is widely viewed by blues aficionados as the most talented artist of his generation to be “discovered”…
RadioThe first federally licensed radio station took to the air in Pennsylvania in 1920, and by 1923 Mississippi was the…
Red TopsMississippi’s most popular dance band during an era when couples and hopeful singles donned their finest clothes for evenings out…
