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Ryan Coogler presented his smash-hit Sinners in Clarksdale, Mississippi, which served as inspiration for his genre-defying ...
Mississippi musicians discuss how the state became known as the "Birthplace of America's music." Zelensky sends message to Putin and Trump with three demands for peace plan New TSA Rules ...
Mississippi is so pivotal and so crucial into the grand scheme of music in this world that it's very hard to pinpoint it. We, we are not called the birthplace of America's music for nothing. What if ...
The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner.
THERE'S THE DRAWING OF THE FLOAT FEATURING MISSISSIPPI'S OWN ELVIS PRESLEY AND B-B KING ... IT SHOWCASES THE STATE'S RICH HERITAGE AS THE BIRTH PLACE OF AMERICA'S MUSIC. THIS FLOAT WILL BE A PART OF ...
It won’t take long for the Mississippi’s second Idol to play in South MS, just as Chapel Hart did after appearing on ...
Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old P.E. coach at Crestwood Elementary in Meridian, is the second Mississippian to win "American ...
It was in 1948 that Holmes’ parents opened the café, now a monument to American roots music: the oldest, still-in-business juke joint in Mississippi. Timothy Ivy Guitars on display at the café.
"American Idol" has crowned the winner for 2025, and he's from the South. Here's who won, performances and what could be in store for 2026.
The float will showcase the state’s heritage as the Birthplace of America’s Music, paying tribute to two Mississippi artists who helped reshape the music world: Elvis Presley and B.B. King.