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Two Organizations Placing Markers On Blues Musicians’ Graves

Posted on February 3, 2017February 3, 2017 by admin

There are two reputable organizations we are aware of which are placing markers on Blues Musicians’ Graves, often on unmarked graves.

One is the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund; the other is The Killer Blues Headstone Project.

Here is a video about The Killer Blues Headstone Project.

Here are a few of the grave stones placed by the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund which we have visited:

Memphis Minnie, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Walls, Mississippi

Memphis Minnie grave, Walls, Mississippi

Mississippi Fred McDowell, Hammond Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Como, Panola County, Mississippi

Mississippi Fred McDowell's grave, near Como, Panola County, Mississippi — Mississippi Fred McDowell’s grave, near Como, Panola County, Mississippi

Click these links to see a list of the gravestones placed by The Killer Blues Headstone Project and by the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund.

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Some Readers Have Reported Problems Finding Mississippi John Hurt’s Grave

Posted on November 19, 2016November 21, 2016 by admin

Some Google Maps Street Views on Getting To Mississippi John Hurt’s Grave

Some of our readers have recently reported having difficulty finding Mississippi John Hurt’s grave using the GPS locations we have shown on our webpage about Mississippi John Hurt’s grave. If other readers are experiencing similar difficulties, here are some Google Maps Street View images of the route to the grave. We hope these images help resolve some of these reported problems.

First, start off at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker at the intersection of Highway 7 and Carroll County Road 41. (note: when we were last there, the road sign on this road said “Carroll County Road 204” and we have used that road designation on our webpage. To avoid confusion here, we will use the Google Maps reference to County Road 41.)

The Google Street View image above shows the intersection of Mississippi Highway 7 and Carroll County Road 41. The Mississippi Department of Archives & History has placed a commemorative marker at this intersection to honor Mississippi John Hurt. Continue reading Some Readers Have Reported Problems Finding Mississippi John Hurt’s Grave

Three Reputed Grave Sites For Robert Johnson In Leflore County, Mississippi

Posted on March 4, 2016March 14, 2016 by admin

Robert Johnson (1911-1938) is one of the most influential musicians in blues history but much of his life is shrouded in mystery and rumour.

One of the mysteries about Robert Johnson is where he is actually buried. There are three reputed Robert Johnson grave sites in Leflore County, Mississippi:

Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, near Money, Mississippi

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

Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church cemetery is one of three reputed Robert Johnson grave sites in Leflore County, Mississippi….Read More….

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Morgan City, Leflore County, Mississippi

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church cemetery and its reputed Robert Johnson grave, Morgan City, Leflore County, Mississippi

The second reputed Robert Johnson grave is in the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, Morgan City, Leflore County, Mississippi…..Read More…

Payne Chapel Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, Quito, Leflore County, Mississippi

Payne Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Quito, Leflore County, Mississippi, site of one of three reputed Robert Johnson graves,

The Payne Chapel Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in Quito, Mississippi is the third reputed Robert Johnson grave site……. Read More…..

Here are some websites with additional information: