Music
As the “Birthplace of America’s Music,” Mississippi roots run deep in Delta blues, gospel, and work songs, heavily influencing rock & roll, country, and jazz through artists like Elvis Presley, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram and Robert Johnson.
In just under two weeks, seventh- through 12th-grade campers, fresh out of school, from “show up” to “showtime” on the stage of the community theater for “Singin’ in the Rain.”
Evidence. A film by Lucy Gaines about Mississippi-based musician AJ Haynes. From the Southern Documentary…
From the Southern Documentary Project Country Punk Black chronicles the musical journey of Twurt Chamberlain, a…
From the Southern Documentary Project Short documentary about Oxford, MS punk rocker Newt Rayburn by…
From the Southern Documentary Project An HIV-positive singer-songwriter’s triumph over AIDS. Mississippi native Jimbeau…
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today April 14, 2026 — (CLARKSDALE) The Juke Joint Festival returned…
Leonardo Bevilacqua, Mississippi Today April 13, 2026 — Throughout his life, Keith Johnson has heard…
Associated Press, Mississippi Today February 7, 2026 — (LOS ANGELES) Brad Arnold, the lead singer…
