Singers from Mississippi

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.

American actress and singer (born 1991)

African-American soprano

American singer, dancer, actor, and film and television producer

United States Senator from Mississippi

American R&B singer and actor

American blues musician and songwriter (1925–1976)

American musician (1935–2018)

American musician and singer (1966–1990)

Bradley Kirk Arnold was an American singer. In 1996, he co-founded the rock band 3 Doors Down with Todd Harrell and Matt Roberts, serving as its lead vocalist. The band rose to prominence with their 2000 single "Kryptonite", which Arnold wrote when he was fifteen years old.

American soul singer and songwriter (1939–2025)

American singer (born 1946)

American jazz blues pianist and singer (1927–2016)

American singer and songwriter (1941–2023)

American singer (1936–2014)

American R&B and soul singer (1942–2016)

American musician (1951–2022)

American musician (1942-2001)

American-Canadian singer-songwriter, producer

American singer (1909–1995)

American singer (1934–2018)

American blues musician (1936–2013)

American singer

American musician (1938-2005)

American singer (1939–1994)

American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel (1888–1955)

American musician (1919–1990)

John Lee Johnson (born July 8, 1944), frequently known by the stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and Jaimoe, is an American drummer and percussionist. He is best known as one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band and, with the death of Dickey Betts on April 18, 2024, he is the last surviving original member of the band.

Jarboe Devereaux, (born January 30) known mononymously as Jarboe (), is an American singer and musician who came to prominence as a member of the New York City experimental rock band Swans in 1985. Jarboe and Michael Gira, the founder of Swans, were the two constant members of the group until it broke up in 1997.

American Delta blues guitarist

American jazz guitarist (1939–2009)

American Chicago blues guitarist and singer

American musician

American blues singer

singer

American opera singer (1908-1943)

African-American woman musician

American singer

American singer, songwriter and producer

American singer

American country blues musician

American singer (1917/1919–1978)

American blues guitarist and singer

Delta blues guitarist and singer (1897–1949)

American operatic soprano, known as "the Queen of Staccato"

American singer (1914–1987)

American blues guitarist and singer

American actor and singer

American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1901-1975)

American Delta blues guitarist and singer (1910-1980)

American musician

American singer

American Delta blues pianist (1906-1953)

American blues musician

American Christian music singer

American singer (1904-1994)

American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter