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Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. Presley's energetic and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, brought both great success and initial controversy.
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Jackson
capital and largest city of Mississippi, United States
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B. B. King
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)
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Muddy Waters
American blues musician (1913–1983)
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Meridian
city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States
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Sam Cooke
American singer and songwriter (1931–1964)
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Robert Johnson
American blues singer and guitarist
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Clarksdale
city in and the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Greenville
city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States
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McComb
city in Pike County, Mississippi, United States
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Ike Turner
American musician (1931–2007)
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Greenwood
county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States
Canton
city in Madison County, Mississippi, USA
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Bo Diddley
American guitarist (1928–2008)
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Cleveland
county seat of Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
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Forest
city in Mississippi, United States
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Rosedale
city in Mississippi, United States
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Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
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Shelby
city in Mississippi, United States
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Bentonia
town in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America
Boyle
town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
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Albert King
American blues musician (1923–1992)
Merigold
town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
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W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician (1873–1958)
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Willie Dixon
American blues musician (1915–1992)
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Son House
American blues singer and guitarist (1902–1988)
Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician (1891–1934)
Friars Point
town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Jimmie Rodgers
American country singer (1897–1933)
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Elmore James
American blues musician (1918–1963)
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Skip James
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter (1902–1969)
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Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
Memphis Minnie
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1897–1973)
Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1905–1974)
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues musician (1912–1965)
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Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player (1921–1981)
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917–2001)
Bukka White
American singer-songwriter
Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1903–1982)
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist (1934–2005)
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer (1942–2016)
Junior Parker
American blues singer (1932–1971)
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Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician (1909-1967)
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Big Jack Johnson
American electric blues musician (1940–2011)
Casey Jones
American railroad engineer (1863–1900)
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Denise LaSalle
American singer (1934–2018)
U.S. Route 61
U.S. Highway in the United States
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Bobby Rush
American musician
Rocket 88
song written and composed by Jackie Brenston; based on the original song Cadillac Boogie by Joe Liggins
Eddie Shaw
African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
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Pops Staples
American gospel and R&B musician (1914–2000)
Dorothy Moore
American singer
Elvis Presley Birthplace
historic museum at the birthplace of Elvis Presley
Henry Townsend
American musician (1909–2006)
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Sam Chatmon
American blues musician (1897–1983)
Chitlin' circuit
venues central to Black American culture in the 1930s-70s
James Thomas
American Delta blues musician (1926-1993)
Charles Evers
American civil rights activist
Robert Wilkins
American country blues guitarist and singer (1896-1987)