Mississippi Hill Country Blues

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Created on: 20 Sep 2008
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In honor of all great musicians playing Mississippi Hill Country blues.

R.I.P.

Mississippi Fred McDowell (January 12, 1904 - July 3, 1972) | Asie Payton (1937 - May 19, 1997) | Junior Kimbrough (July 28, 1930 - January 17, 1998)
Napoleon Strickland (1924 – July 21, 2001) | Otha Turner June 2, 1907 - February 26, 2003) | Charles Caldwell (May 1943 - September 2003)
R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 - September 1, 2005) | Paul "Wine" Jones, (July 1, 1946 - October 9, 2005) | Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 – July 22, 2006)
...and all others not mentioned...

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  • b8senne

    Dig the group!! FREE folk / blues song here - http://www.last.fm/music/Walker+Fields/_/Long+Way+Home Enjoy!

    12 Jan 2012 Reply

  • blues_and_more

    Hello, I've made an analysis over blues last.fm groups, and this group is also included. What do you think of the results? 6 artists are characteristic from >140. http://www.last.fm/user/blues_and_more/journal

    13 Dec 2011 Reply

  • NPAnders

    New MIssissippi Country artist Brent Anderson is really good, and his new single "Amy's Song" is amazing!!! Hear more at https://www.brentandersonmusic.com/

    31 Oct 2011 Reply

  • BigChoupique

    Kris Kristofferson? I bet he's never even driven through Mississippi. Look at the guys in that those pictures and tell me how Kris Kristofferson fits in.

    30 Sep 2011 Reply

  • BigChoupique

    There's nothing elitist about knowing what you like and sticking to it.... "Elitist" is one of those (derogatory) terms often used to try and bludgeon folks into agreeing with an idea they'd rather not endorse. Clapton, SRV, and Copeland aren't blues players as defined by the title of this group. If I wanted to listen to guitar slingers like them, there's shiton of em. Not so, the Mississippi Hill and Delta guys. I say keep it right; keep it tight.

    13 Aug 2011 Reply

  • gvda

    Nice one. Too bad I live in The Netherlands...

    6 Feb 2010 Reply

  • kudzurunner

    Just wanted to let folks know about a hill country blues event that I'm producing in North Mississippi this spring. It's called "Hill Country Harmonica: A North Mississippi Blues Harp Homecoming." May 22-23, 2010. It's a two-day intensive for harmonica players and their friends. It takes place at Foxfire Ranch in Waterford, Mississippi, about ten miles south of Holly Springs and 20 miles north of Oxford. It features workshops, jam sessions, and concerts. Teacher/performers include Billy Branch, Billy Gibson, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, Brandon Bailey, and yours truly, Adam Gussow (of Satan and Adam). Please visit the website: http://www.hillcountryharmonica.com

    6 Feb 2010 Reply

  • scottane

    glad to see that people actually know how to distinguish between the unique sounds of "ms delta blues" and "ms hill country blues." i grew up in indianola, ms - love the blues.

    16 Jul 2009 Reply

  • kdwilent

    Check out KM Williams

    16 Feb 2009 Reply

  • RePePeDeRe

    R.I.P. ? I hope they do, they deserve it . ja da's jammer, maar T - model Ford is alive ! We zouden hem op het BRBF in Peer moeten zien te krijgen...samen met Bob Logg III. We hebben daar vorig jaar nog een hele dikke fat possum gezien : Solomon Burke. mag ik ook in je clubje ? gegroet. Rik

    4 Feb 2009 Reply

  • gvda

    Welcome to our newest member, crossbt! And especcially since he put me in the direction of Boo Boo Davis a fabulous Blues Artist from the Delta (though not the MHC area). If you like unpolished, raw and intense blues, check him out on Last.fm, or via http://www.myspace.com/booboodavis or his record label http://www.last.fm/label/Black+and+Tan+Records/. Highly recommended!

    31 Dec 2008 Reply

  • gvda

    Yeah steve is great. New album is good too, and has a great title as well ;-)

    18 Oct 2008 Reply

  • vedran_bljuzer

    Hey blues brothers :) what do you think about Seasick Steve , very unique blues hobo ?! I know this is very special group but I would like to know what you think about him. Thank You !

    16 Oct 2008 Reply

  • gvda

    in that case: I think not, both places are up further south in the delta.

    15 Oct 2008 Reply

  • Theelongplayer

    You're probably right, I've never been very good at geography... Anyway, according to their myspace page, Elmo & Hezekiah are from Natchez, Mississippi and Furry Lewis is from Memphis (I'm not sure how far these 2 places are from the Mississippi Hill Country...)

    15 Oct 2008 Reply

  • gvda

    @Theelongplayer: technically I believe these four do not come from this area (allthough I'm not sure from Elmo & Hezekiah). Are you?

    14 Oct 2008 Reply

  • vedran_bljuzer

    Robert Belfour - He's the MAN ! ! !

    8 Oct 2008 Reply

  • Theelongplayer

    How about Jimmy Lee Williams, Furry Lewis, Elmo Williams & Hezekiah Early?

    1 Oct 2008 Reply

  • Walkinmyshadow

    this is a group worth joining. don't want to sound elitist but this simply is great music.

    1 Oct 2008 Reply

  • benadlard

    I am not a fan of SRV or Clapton either, but like Jay (re: clapton) I appreciate their accomplishments. As for Robert Cray I have never listened to him. Currently, I cannot stop listening to Junior Kimbrough, his blues is fantastic.

    29 Sep 2008 Reply
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