Ryan Coogler Recalls Going on the Mississippi Blues Trail With Ludwig Göransson to Create ‘Sinners’ Music. Heran Mamo. Wed, June 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM UTC. 2 min read.

On a recent trip, my husband and I explored part of the Mississippi Blues Trail, a network of more than 200 historic landmarks. Our home base was Clarksdale, a town of 14,000 people with deep ...

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that ...

In addition to the destinations that I visited in Mississippi and Florida, you can also find trail markers in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, California, Louisiana, Maine, Wisconsin, Norway ...

You can also follow the Mississippi Blues Trail as you weave through the state. TUPELO Tupelo is the home to Elvis Presley’s Birthplace, where in 1935 the world’s greatest entertainer was born.

Visit Mississippi has unveiled a Mississippi Blues Trail Marker at Liverpool’s Iconic Cavern Club. This historic marker will be the first permanent marker in the UK, symbolising the musical ...

The Mississippi Blues Trail was created in 2006 by the Mississippi Blues Commission, to place interpretive markers at notable historical sites related to the blues music. History and music combine ...

With pandemic restrictions lifted, tourists are returning to Mississippi's famous Blues Trail. Civil rights leaders are noticing some are now hungry for more context about the music's origins.

The Mississippi Blues Trail tells the story of how a genre began. Here are must-see stops to help ensure you soak in as much blues history as possible. Go to navigation ...

An artist synonymous with the Blues is music legend B.B. King who was born along the Mississippi Delta and taught the reality of life on the floodplain to the world through his lyrics.

TREMONT • Tony Wayne Hooper has spent decades in the music industry; he played his first guitar at 6 and wrote his first song when he was 9.

Today, visitors from across the U.S. and abroad follow the Mississippi Blues Trail and Country Music Trail into the same communities to learn about the land that birthed Robert Johnson, Charley ...