WGRM Radio Studio - Greenwood
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Truly Jones
N 33° 31.188 W 090° 10.942
15S E 761698 N 3712469
Quick Description: A Part of the MS Blues Trail
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 8/7/2009 1:53:43 PM
Waymark Code: WM6YWK
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Long Description:WGRM Radio Studio - Greenwood
Before the 1950s, relatively few African American voices were
heard on the radio. A major exception was live broadcasts of
performances by gospel groups. During the 1940s this building
housed WGRM, which featured gospel music on Sundays. One of the
most popular groups was the Famous St. John's Gospel Singers of
Inverness, Mississippi, which included Riley "B.B." King on
guitar.
Upstairs now houses the Greenwood Blues Hertiage Museum and
Gallery and is devoted to the life, music and tragic death of
Robert Johnson.