Highway 61 Blues - Robinsonville, MS
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hoteltwo
N 34° 50.438 W 090° 16.387
15S E 749347 N 3858761
Marker along the Mississippi Blues Trail giving some history of blues in the Delta area, including the artists who recorded songs about Highway 61.
Waymark Code: WMHXPN
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2013
Views: 10
Marker Text:
U.S. Highway 61, known as the "blues highway",
rivals Route 66 as the most famous road
in American music lore.
Dozens of blues artists have recorded songs
about Highway 61, including Mississippians
Sunnyland Slim, James "Son" Thomas,
"Honeyboy" Edwards, Big Joe Williams, Joe McCoy,
Charlie Musselwhite, Eddie Shaw, Johnny Young,
Eddie Burns and Mississippi Fred McDowell.
The original route, now called Old Highway 61,
was just west of here.
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Gateway to the Blues Visitor Center is nearby.
Date Installed:: 2003
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Blues Commission
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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