Fun Facts: State Tree; Magnolia, State Insect; Honeybee, State Song; “Go, Mississippi”
Home of: B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Elvis Presley, Afroman, Milton Babbitt, Sam Cooke
The Venues:
Blues and the South go hand in hand. Many would argue that there is no other community in the country that holds such a strong bond with its musical heritage. As is to be expected, the Deep South is flourishing with blues festivals of all kinds. In Mississippi, the non-profit Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival is the pinnacle cultural celebration. The second longest continuously operating blues festival in the country, Continue reading ‘50 States in 50 Weeks…Week 25: Mississippi’
