Mississippi Blues Trail

The Mississippi Blues Trail is a program by the State of Mississippi to promote Mississippi’s musical heritage. The Mississippi Blues Trail has established a series of over 180 commemorative markers at sites throughout Mississippi to honor significant musicians, places, businesses, organizations and events in the history of Mississippi blues.

The State of Mississippi has a similar program for country music called the Mississippi Country Music Trail.

Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Robert Johnson, Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Money Road, Leflore County, Mississippi
Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Robert Johnson, Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Money Road, Leflore County, Mississippi

Some of these Mississippi Blues Trail markers are in other states and countries.

This page contains the complete current alphabetical list of markers as published by the Mississippi Blues Trail, along with with links to our pages on those sites we have actually visited so far. We plan to visit the remaining markers in future trips.

We have also listed these Mississippi Blues Trail markers by:

Mississippi Blues Trail marker commemorating Mississippi John Hurt, Avalon, Mississippi
Mississippi Blues Trail marker commemorating Mississippi John Hurt, Avalon, Carroll Mississippi

Here is an alphabetical list of Mississippi Blues Trail markers as shown on the Mississippi Blues Trail website. We have added links to some of the sites we have visited so far and we will be adding more links as we develop this website.

  1. 100 Men Hall, Bay St. Louis,
  2. Abbay & Leatherman, Tunica County, Mississippi. Robert Johnson grew up on the Abbay & Leatherman Plantation
  3. Aberdeen Mississippi Blues, Aberdeen,  Mississippi
  4. Ace Records, Farish Street, Jackson, Mississippi
  5. Alamo Theatre, Farish Street, Jackson, Missisippi
  6. Albert King, Indianola, Mississippi
  7. Alligator Blues,
  8. Arthur Crudup, Pines, Mississippi
  9. B.B. King’s Birthplace, Berclair
  10. B.B. King’s Roots, Kilmicheal, Mississippi
  11. Baptist Town, Greenwood, Mississippi
  12. Beale Town Bound, Hernando, Mississippi
  13. Big Jack Johnson, Clarksdale, Mississippi
  14. Big Joe Williams, Crawford, Mississippi
  15. Big Walter Horton, Horn Lake, Mississippi
  16. Biloxi Blues, Biloxi, Mississippi
  17. Birthplace of the Blues?, Dockery Farm, Sunflower County, Mississippi
  18. Black Prairie Blues, Macon, Mississippi
  19. Blue Front Cafe, Bentonia, Yazoo County, Mississippi
  20. Blue Room, Vicksburg, Mississippi
  21. Blues & Jazz In The Pass, Pass Christian, Mississippi
  22. Blues Dee Jays, Greenwood, Mississippi
  23. Blues Legends of Duncan, Duncan, Mississippi
  24. Bo Diddley, McComb, Mississippi
  25. Bobby Rush, Jackson, Mississippi
  26. Broadcasting The Blues, Gulfport, Mississippi
  27. Bud Scott, Natchez, Mississippi
  28. Bukka White, Houston, Mississippi (See our page on Booker “Bukka” White’s grave)
  29. Cahors, France (see map)
  30. Casey Jones, Water Valley, Mississippi
  31. Casssandra Wilson, Jackson, Mississippi
  32. Charles Evers, Fayettte, Mississippi
  33. Charley Patton Birthplace, Bolton, Mississippi
  34. Charley Patton Grave, Holly Ridge, Mississippi
  35. Charlie Musselwhite, Kosciusko, Mississippi
  36. Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (see map) also Sweet Home Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (see map)
  37. Choctaw County Blues, Weir, Mississippi
  38. Chrisman Street, Cleveland, Mississippi
  39. Church Street, Indianola, Mississippi
  40. Club Desire, Canton, Mississippi
  41. Club Ebony, Indianola, Mississippi
  42. Columbus Mississippi Blues, Columbus, Mississippi
  43. Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, Mississippi
  44. Denise Lasalle – Belzoni, Mississippi
  45. Documenting The Blues – Oxford, Mississippi
  46. Dorothy Moore, Alamo – Farish Street, Jackson, Mississippi
  47. Ealey Brothers – Natchez, Mississippi
  48. Eddie Shaw – Benoit, Mississippi
  49. Eddie Taylor – Benoit, Mississippi
  50. Edwards Hotel – Jackson, Mississippi
  51. Elks Lodge – Greenwood, Mississippi
  52. Elmore James – Ebenezer, Mississippi
  53. Elvis Presley – Tupelo, Mississippi
  54. Fred McDowell – Como, Mississippi
  55. Freedom Village – Greenville, Mississippi
  56. Furry Lewis – Greenwood, Mississippi (see our page on Furry Lewis’ grave)
  57. Gatemouth Moore – Yazoo City, Mississippi
  58. Gold Coast – Jackson, Mississippi
  59. Grammy Awards – Los Angeles, California (see map)
  60. Greasy Street – Ruleville, Mississippi
  61. Grenada Blues – Grenada, Mississippi
  62. Guitar Slim – Greenwood, Mississippi
  63. Gulfport Boogie – Gulfport, Mississippi
  64. Harold “Hardface” Clanton – Tunica County, Mississippi
  65. Harlem Inn – Winstonville, Mississippi
  66. Henry Townsend – Shelby, Mississippi
  67. Hickory Street – Canton, Mississippi
  68. Highway 10 & 61 – Leland, Mississippi
  69. Highway 61 North – Tunica County, Mississippi
  70. Highway 61 South – Vicksburg, Mississippi
  71. Hi-Hat Club – Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  72. Hill Country Blues – Holly Springs, Mississippi
  73. Hollywood Cafe – Tunica Resorts, Tunica County, Mississippi
  74. Holmes County Blues – Tchula, Mississippi
  75. Holmes County Blues – Lexington, Mississippi
  76. Honeyboy Edwards – Shaw, Mississippi
  77. Hopson Planting Co. – Clarksdale, Mississippi
  78. Hot Tamales – Rosedale, Mississippi
  79. Houston Stackhouse – Wesson, Mississippi
  80. Howlin’ Wolf – West Point, Mississippi
  81. Hubert Sumlin – Greenwood, Mississippi
  82. Ike Turner – Clarksdale, Mississippi
  83. Ishmon Bracey – Jackson, Mississippi
  84. J.B. Lenoir – Monticello, Mississippi
  85. Jack Owens – Bentonia, Mississippi
  86. James Cotton – Tunica County, Mississippi
  87. Jesse Mae Hemphill – Senatobia, Mississippi
  88. Jimmie Lunceford – Fulton, Mississippi
  89. Jimmie Rodgers – Meridian, Mississippi
  90. Jimmie Reed – Dunleith, Mississippi
  91. Jimmy Rogers – Ruleville, Mississippi
  92. Joe Callicott – Nesbit, Mississippi
  93. John Lee Hooker – Vance, Mississippi
  94. Johnny Winter – Leland, Mississippi
  95. Jones County Blues – Laurel, Mississippi
  96. Little Brother Montgomery – Brookhaven, Mississippi
  97. Little Junior Parker – Bobo, Mississippi
  98. Little Milton – Inverness, Mississippi
  99. Livin’ At Lula – Lula, Tunica County, Mississippi
  100. Magic Sam – Grenada, Mississippi
  101. Magic Slim – Grenada, Mississippi
  102. Malaco Records – Jackson, Mississippi
  103. Marcus Bottom – Vicksburg, Mississippi
  104. McCoy Brothers – Raymond, Mississippi
  105. Memphis Blues – Memphis, Tennessee
  106. Memphis Minnie – Walls, Mississippi
  107. Meridian R&B and Soul – Meridian, Mississippi
  108. Mississippi John Hurt – Avalon, Mississippi
  109. Mississippi to Alabama – Muscle Shoals, Alabama
  110. Mississippi to Florida – Tallahassee, Florida
  111. Mississippi to Helena – Helena, Arkansas
  112. Mississippi To Louisiana – Ferriday, Louisiana
  113. Mississippi to Maine – Rockport, Maine
  114. Moorhead – Moorhead, Mississippi (see our page on Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog)
  115. Mose Allison – Tippo, Mississippi
  116. Mosely and Johnson – New Albany, Mississippi
  117. Mound Bayou Blues – Mound Bayou, Mississippi
  118. MS River Blues – Scott, Mississippi
  119. Muddy Waters Birthplace – Rolling Fork, Mississippi
  120. Muddy Waters House – Clarksdale, Mississippi
  121. Napolian Strickland – Como, Mississippi
  122. Natchez Burning – Natchez, Mississippi
  123. Nelson Street – Greenville, Mississippi
  124. Norway – Notodden, Norway (see map)
  125. Oktibbeha County Blues – Starkville, Mississippi
  126. Otha Turner – Como, Mississippi
  127. Otis Clay – Waxhaw, Mississippi
  128. Otis Rush – Philadelphia, Mississippi
  129. Otis Spann – Jackson, Mississippi
  130. Oxford Blues – Oxford, Mississippi
  131. Papa Lightfoot – Natchez, Mississippi
  132. Paramount Records – Grafton, Wisconsin (see map)
  133. Parchman Farm Blues, Parchman Farm, Sunflower County, Mississippi
  134. Peavey Electronics – Meridian, Mississippi
  135. Peavine – Boyle, Mississippi
  136. Pinetop Perkins – Belzoni, Mississippi
  137. Piney Woods – Piney Woods, Mississippi
  138. Po’ Monkey’s – Merigold, Mississippi (See our page on Charley Patton’s Tom Rushen Blues)
  139. Pontotoc County Blues – Pontotoc, Mississippi
  140. Pops Staples – Winona, Mississippi
  141. Queen City Hotel – Columbus, Mississippi
  142. Queen of Hearts – Jackson, Mississippi
  143. Rabbit Foot Minstrels – Port Gibson, Mississippi
  144. Red Tops – Vicksburg, Mississippi
  145. Riverside Hotel – Clarksdale, Mississippi
  146. Robert Johnson Birthplace – Hazelhurst, Mississippi
  147. Robert Johnson Gravesite – Greenwood, Mississippi
  148. Robert Nighthawk – Friars Point, Mississippi
  149. Roma Wilson & Leon Pinson – New Albany, Mississippi
  150. Roots of Rock & Roll – Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  151. Rosedale – Rosedale, Mississippi
  152. Rubin Lacey – Pelahatchie, Mississippi
  153. Ruby’s Night Spot – Leland, Mississippi
  154. Rufus Thomas – Behalia, Mississippi (see our page on Rufus Thomas Jr. ‘s grave)
  155. Sam Chatmon – Hollandale, Mississippi
  156. Sam Cooke – Clarksdale, Mississippi
  157. Scott Radio Service – Jackson, Mississippi
  158. Shake Rag – Tupelo, Mississippi
  159. Skip James – Bentonia, Mississippi
  160. Son House – Tunica County, Mississippi
  161. Son Thomas – Leland, Mississippi
  162. Sonny Boy Williamson – Glendora, Mississippi (see our page on Sonny Boy Williamson’s grave, Tutwiler, Mississippi)
  163. Sonny Boy Williamson In Helena – Helena, Arkansas (see our page on Sonny Boy Williamson’s grave, Tutwiler, Mississippi)
  164. Staple Singers – Drew, Sunflower County, Mississippi
  165. Subway Lounge – Jackson, Mississippi
  166. Summit Street – McComb, Mississippi
  167. Sunflower River Blues – Clarksdale, Mississippi
  168. Sunnyland Slim – Lambert, Mississippi
  169. Tate County Blues – Coldwater, Mississippi
  170. The Blues Foundation – Memphis, Tennessee
  171. The Chatmon Family – Bolton, Mississippi
  172. The Natchez Burning – Natchez, Mississippi
  173. The New World – Clarksdale, Mississippi
  174. Tommy Johnson – Crystal Springs, Mississippi
  175. Tommy McClennan – Yazoo City, Mississippi
  176. Trumpet Records – 309 N. Farish Street, Jackson, Mississippi
  177. Turner’s Drug Store – Belzoni, Mississippi
  178. Two Steps From The Blues – Ackerman, Mississippi
  179. Tyrone Davis – Leland, Mississippi
  180. W.C. Handy – Cleveland, Mississippi
  181. W.C. Handy Encounters The Blues– Tutwiler, Mississippi
  182. Wade Walton – Clarksdale, Mississippi
  183. WGRM – Greenwood, Mississippi
  184. Willie Dixon – Vicksburg, Mississippi
  185. Willie Mitchell – Ashland, Mississippi
  186. Woodville Blues – Woodville, Mississippi
  187. WROX Radio – Clarksdale, Mississippi
Mississippi Blues Trail marker commemorating The Enlightenment Of W.C. Handy, outside the Bolivar County Courthouse, Cleveland, Mississippi
Mississippi Blues Trail marker commemorating The Enlightenment Of W.C. Handy, outside the Bolivar County Courthouse, Cleveland, Mississippi

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