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In the mid-‘90s, the world discovered the power and distinctive sounds of North Mississippi Blues via the recordings of R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and Othar Turner. These elder statesmen have all since passed, but their music lives on through families, fans, and artists like the Black Keys and North Mississippi All-Stars, whose music celebrates their legendary riffs.
Foxfire Experience
Every Sunday afternoon (in Spring & Summer)come out and enjoy concerts which are deeply rooted in traditional North Mississippi Hill Country Blues stylistics.
1465 Old Oxford Road, Waterford (662) 801-7085 or (662) 801-2258
www.foxfireexperience.net
North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic- June 25- 26, 2011
The festival annually features artists with close ties to North Mississippi Hill Country blues. The festival lineup includes all of the major contemporary artists with direct ties to the original Hill Country bluesmen, such as The Kenny Brown Band, Duwayne Burnside, Burnside Exploration, Robert Kimbrough Sr. Blues Connection, Juke Joint Duo (with Cedric Burnside), Kent Burnside & the New Generation, and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band—led by Othar Turner’s granddaughter, Sharde Thomas. Also featured are North Mississippi musicians who have worked closely with Hill Country artists, including T Model Ford, North MS Allstars, Jimbo Mathus, Robert Belfour, Hill Country Revue, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Blue Mountain, Joe Ayers, Rev, John Wilkins, Eric Deaton, Shannon McNally, Rocket 88, Blue Mother Tupelo, and Jay Lang & the Ringers.
Hwy 349 Potts Camp, MS
http://hillcountrypicnic.wordpress.com/
Mississippi Blues Trail Makers
The Mississippi Blues Trail markers tell stories through words and images of legendary bluesmen and women, the places where they lived, the times in which they existed, and the influences that inspired their timeless music. The sites run the gamut from city streets to cotton fields, train depots to cemeteries, and clubs to churches. Only one marker can be found in Holly Springs at this time. The marker honors Hill Country Blues greats R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough. It is located on the historic square at the corner of College Avenue and North Center Street near Akei Pro’s Record Shop. Future markers to be placed in the county are as follows:
The Myers Brothers- Byhalia
Rufus Thomas- Cayce
Johnson Brothers/ Rust College- Holly Springs
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