The Blue Room - Vicksburg, MS
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kwashnak
N 32° 21.019 W 090° 52.977
15S E 699222 N 3581237
600 block of Clay Street, Vicksburg. Part of the Blues Trail.
Waymark Code: WMGQ47
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2013
Views: 11
The Blue Room
One of the most storied night spots in the South, the Blue Room, which stood across the street at 602 Clay Street, was operated for more than thirty years by flamboyant owner Tom Wince. Ray Charles, Fats Domino, B.B. King, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong and Little Milton were among the many stars who played here. In the 1940s and '50s Wince was the most important blues promoter in Mississippi, booking bands through a network of nightclubs and halls across the state and in Louisiana.
Mississippi Blues Trail
Date Installed:: 2010/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Blues Commission
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