Marcus Bottom - Vicksburg, MS
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kwashnak
N 32° 20.118 W 090° 52.710
15S E 699674 N 3579579
Halls Ferry Rod and Bowmar Avenue, Vicksburg, MS
Part of the Mississippi Blues Trail
Waymark Code: WMGQM9
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2013
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Marcus Bottom
The historic African American community of Marcus Bottom was an important center of early blues, jazz, and gospel music activity. Pianist Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery, one of the premier blues artists of the 1920s and '30s, performed here and in other areas of Vicksburg. His song "Vicksburg Blues" became a blues standard and has been recorded by many other performers. Famed blues composer Willie Dixon, a Vicksburg native, was particularly inspired by Montgomery's music.
Date Installed:: 2010/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Blues Commission
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