Meridian Rhythm & Blues and Soul Music -- Meridian MS
N 32° 21.833 W 088° 42.098
16S E 339899 N 3582043
A MS Blues Trail marker celebrating Rhythm & Blues and Soul singers from Meridian, including David & Jimmy Ruffin, Al Wilson, Eddie Houston, Pat Brown and Patrice Moncell
Waymark Code: WMWENT
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2017
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This Mississippi Blues Trail marker stands between Meridian City Hall and the Meridian World War I monument in downtown Meridian.
The marker reads as follows:
"MERIDIAN RHYTHM & BLUES AND SOUL SINGERS
Rhythm & Blues and Soul singers have been major contributors to Meridian’s deep African American musical heritage, extending the legacy molded by gospel, jazz and traditional blues artists. David Ruffin of the Temptations and his brother Jimmy moved to Detroit and starred as icons of the Motown sound, while Al Wilson became a hitmaker in California, and Eddie Houston, Pat Brown and Patrice Moncell enlivened the southern soul circuit in Mississippi."
Waymark Type: Blues Legend Birthplace
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