Howlin' Wolf Day in West Point, Mississippi

[Rowdyboy]

Guv Musgrove says its so...

http://www.dailytimesleader.com/articles/2003/08/30/news/news01.txt

Chester Burnett was one hell of a bluesman.

Wish I could have been there...

[harrison]

1. It is incredible the number of Blues artists that came out of Mississippi.

Most of them came from the Delta, of course. Howlin Wolf was from West Point or thereabouts, which is the eastern side of the state. A partial list of Blue artists from Mississippi: Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, R.L. Burnside, Jr. Kimbrough, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James...

Anyone else like to add to the list.

Without these Blues musicians, there would have never been Rock n Roll. And when you think about Mississippi, there is a whole 'nother heritage. Not just the heritage of race and rebels, but the heritage of the Blues.

That's enough preaching for now.

[Sufi Marmot]

2. Son House, Charley Patton, Bukka White...

...B.B. King, Ellmore James (both born in MS), Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck Ford Miller), Jimmy Reed...

I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting at the moment..

[madrchsod]

3. saw howlin` in a bar

on the near northside of chicago in the late 60`s. he started about 10 and played till about 3. never got off his chair..

[King_Crimson]

4. Truth be known...

I iz in da bar EVERY night!