Professional Documents
Culture Documents
+1976
Sam Chatmon *10.1.1897 Bolton †1983 Hollandale, Miss.
Charlie Patton *1891 Bolton †1934
Big Joe Williams *16.10.03 Crawford, Miss., +1982
J.B. Lenoir *5.3.29 Monticello, Miss. +1967
B.B. King *16.9.25 Berclair, Miss., †2015
Bukka White (=Booker W.) *12.11.06 Aberdeen, Miss. +1977
Elmore James (=E. Brooks) *27.1.18 Richland, Miss. †1963
Albert King *25.4.23 Indianola, Miss. +1992
Robert Johnson *8.5.11 Hazlehurst, Miss. †1938
Otis Rush *29.4.34 Philadelphia, Miss. +2018
Elvis Presley *8.1.35 Tupelo †1977
Willie Dixon *1.7.15 Vicksburg, Miss. †1992
Terry Evans *14.8.37 Vicksburg, Miss. †2018
Mississippi John Hurt *8.3.1892 Teoc, Miss. †1966
Tommy Johnson *1896 Terry, Miss. †1956
Sam Cooke *22.1.31 Clarksdale †1964
Willie Brown *6.8.1900 Clarksdale †1952
Ike Turner *5.11.31 Clarksdale †2007
John Lee Hooker *22.8.17 Clarksdale †2001
Johny Winter *23.2.44 Leland, Miss. +2014
Son House (=Eddie H.) *21.1902 Riverton †1988
Jelly Roll Morton *20.9.1885 Gulfport, Miss. †1941
Pops Staples (=Roebuck S.) *2.12.14 Winona, Miss. †2000
Skip James *21.6.02 Yazoo City, Miss. †1969
Sonny Boy Williamson II. (=Willy Rice Miller) *5.12.1899 Glendora, Miss. +1965
Muddy Waters (=McKinley Morganfield) *4.4.15 Rolling Fork †1983
Furry Lewis (=Walter L.) *6.3.1893 Greenwood, Miss. †1981
Sunnyland Slim (=Albert Luandrew) *5.9.07 Vance, Miss. †1995
Rufus Thomas *26.3.17 Cayce, Miss †2001
Hound Dog Taylor *12.4.15 Natchez, Miss. †1975
Blind John Davis *7.12.13 Hattiesburg, Miss. †1985
Sonny Landreth *1.2.51 Canton, Miss.
Bo Diddley (=Ellas McDaniel) *30.12.28 McComb, Miss. +2008
Syl Johnson (= Sylvester Thompson) *1.7.36 Holly Springs, Miss. +2022
Sonny Boy Williamson I. (=John Lee W.) *30.3.14 Jackson, Tenn. +1948
Junior Wells (=Amos Blackmor) *9.12.34 Memphis +1998
Memphis Slim (=Peter Chatman) *3.9.15 Memphis +1988
Aretha Franklin *25.3.42 Memphis. Tenn. †2018
Booker T. Jones *12.11.44 Memphis, Tenn.
Bobby Bland *27.1.30 Rosemark, Tenn. *2013
Sleepy John Estes *25.1.04 Ripley, Tenn. +1977
Tina Turner (=Anna Mae Bullock) *26.11.39 Brownsville, Tenn.
Isaac Hayes *20.8.42 Covington, Tenn. †2008
Bessie Smith *15.4.1894 Chattanooga,Tenn. †1937
Champion Jack Dupree (=William Thomas D.) *23.10.09 New Orleans, +1992
Louis Armstrong *4.8.1901 New Orleans †1971
Mahalia Jackson *26.10.11 New Orleans †1972
Fats Domino (=Antoine Dominique D.) *26.2.28 New Orleans †2017
Snooks Eaglin (=Fird Eaglin) *21.1.36 New Orleans, +2009
Dr.John (=Malcolm MacRebenneck) *20.11.41 New Orleans +2019
Charles & Aaron Neville *28.12.38/24.1.41 New Orleans
Branford & Wynton Marsalis *26.8.60/ 18.10.61 New Orleans
Ed Blackwell *10.10.29 New Orleans
Allen Toussaint *14.1.38 New Orleans +9.11.15
Sidney Bechet *14.5.1897 New Orleans +1959
Buddy Bolden *6.9.1877 New Orleans +1931
King Oliver (=Joe O.) *11.5.1885 New Orleans +1938