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This is a list of musical groups or organizations as well as musicians from the
American state of
Mississippi.
Musical groups or organizations
Musicians
A–C
D–G
H–K
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Owen Hale (born 1948) - drummer (
Hattiesburg)
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Bill Harvey (1918–1964) – Bandleader (
Winona, Mississippi)
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Ted Hawkins 1936–1995) – singer-songwriter (
Biloxi)
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Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923–2006) – blues musician (
Como)
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Michael Henderson (born 1951) – bass guitarist, R&B singer (
Yazoo City)
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Caroline Herring – bluegrass musician (
Canton)
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Faith Hill (born 1967) – country/pop singer (
Star)
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Kim Hill (born 1963) – Christian singer-songwriter (
Starkville)
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King Solomon Hill (1897–1949) – blues musician (
McComb)
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Ernie Hines (born 1938) – soul musician
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Milt Hinton (1910–2000) – jazz
double bassist (
Vicksburg)
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Eddie Hodges (born 1947) – actor, singer, producer (Hattiesburg)
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John Lee Hooker (1917–2001) – singer-songwriter and blues guitarist (
Clarksdale)
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Big Walter Horton (1917–1981) – blues harmonica player (
Horn Lake)
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Son House (1902–1988) – blues singer and guitarist (Riverton)
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Randy Houser (born 1975) – country music artist (
Lake)
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Thelma Houston (born 1943) – R&B singer-songwriter (
Leland)
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Guy Hovis (born 1941) –
big band singer (
Tupelo)
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Howlin' Wolf (1910–1976) – blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player (
West Point)
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Cary Hudson – lead singer and guitarist for alternative country band
Blue Mountain (
Sumrall)
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Mississippi John Hurt (c. 1893–1966) –
country blues singer and guitarist (
Teoc)
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Clifton Hyde (born 1976) – multi-instrumentalist and producer (
Hattiesburg)
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Carl Jackson (born 1953) – country and bluegrass musician (
Louisville)
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Cordell Jackson (1923–2004) – rockabilly guitarist, producer (
Pontotoc)
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George Jackson (1945–2013) – blues and soul singer (
Indianola)
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Elmore James (1918–1963) – blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (
Richland)
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Skip James (1902–1969) – Delta blues guitarist, pianist, singer-songwriter (
Bentonia)
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Jimi Jamison (1951–2014) – singer-songwriter (
Durant, Mississippi)
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Roosevelt Jamison (1936–2013) – songwriter, publicist (
Olive Branch)
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Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (born 1944) – drummer in
The Allman Brothers Band (
Ocean Springs)
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Big Jack Johnson (1940–2011) – blues musician (
Clarksdale)
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Jimmy Johnson (born 1928) – blues guitarist and singer (
Holly Springs)
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Robert Johnson (1911–1938) – blues and Delta blues musician (
Hazlehurst)
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Syl Johnson (1936–2022) – blues and soul singer (
Holly Springs)
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Margie Joseph (born 1950) – R&B and soul singer (
Pascagoula)
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Junior Kimbrough (1930–1998) – blues artist (
Hudsonville)
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Albert King (1923–1992) – blues guitarist and singer (
Indianola)
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B. B. King (1925–2015) – blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (
Indianola)
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Little Freddie King (born 1940, aka Fread Eugene Martin) – Delta blues guitarist (
McComb)
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Fern Kinney – rhythm & blues and disco music entertainer (
Jackson)
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J. Fred Knobloch (born 1953, aka Fred Knoblock) – country singer-songwriter (
Jackson)
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Big K.R.I.T. (born 1986) – hip-hop artist (
Meridian)
L–M
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Skylar Laine (born 1994) – country music singer; finalist
American Idol (
Brandon)
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Sonny Landreth (born 1951) – blues musician and
slide guitar player (
Canton)
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Denise LaSalle (1934–2018) –
blues and
contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer (
Belzoni)
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Rick Lawson (born 1973) – soul and R&B singer (
Raymond)
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Lafayette Leake (1919–1990) – blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer (
Winona, Mississippi)
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Chris LeDoux (1948–2005) – country music singer-songwriter (
Biloxi)
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Floyd Lee (1933–2020) – blues musician and founding member of
Music Under New York (
Lamar)
[4]
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Swae Lee (born 1993) – hip hop singer
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Mylon LeFevre (born 1944) – gospel and
Christian rock singer (
Gulfport)
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J. B. Lenoir (1929–1967) – guitarist and singer-songwriter (
Monticello)
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Robert "Squirrel" Lester (1942–2010) – second tenor of
The Chi-Lites (
McComb)
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Bobby Lounge (born 1950) – singer-songwriter (
McComb)
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Dent May – musician (
Jackson)
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La'Porsha Renae Mays – musician (
McComb)
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Tommy McClennan (1908–c. 1962) – Delta blues singer and guitarist (
Yazoo City)
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George McConnell – guitarist (
Vicksburg)
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Kansas Joe McCoy (1905–1950) – blues musician and songwriter (
Raymond)
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Papa Charlie McCoy (1909–1950) – Delta blues musician and songwriter (
Jackson)
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Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904–1972) – Delta blues musician and songwriter (Born in
Rossville, Tennessee, resided in
Como)
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L. C. McKinley (1918–1970) – guitarist, singer (
Winona, Mississippi)
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Scott McQuaig (1959) – country music singer and songwriter (
Meridian)
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Mulgrew Miller (1955–2013) – jazz pianist (
Greenwood)
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Little Milton (1934–2005) – blues and soul vocalist and guitarist (
Inverness)
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Mississippi Slim (1923–1973) – country singer and guitarist (
Smithville)
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Monkey Joe – blues musician (
Jackson)
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Dorothy Moore (born 1947) – pop, R&B, gospel singer (
Jackson)
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Johnny B. Moore (born 1950) – blues singer and guitarist (
Clarksdale)
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Jasmine Murray (born 1992) – singer and beauty pageant titleholder; finalist,
8th season, American Idol (2009) television singing-competition series (
Columbus/
Starkville)
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Charlie Musselwhite (born 1944) –
blues-harp player and bandleader (
Kosciusko)
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Sam Myers (1936–2006) - blues musician, harmonica player, and songwriter (
Laurel)
N–S
T–Z
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Ty Tabor (born 1961) – guitarist, singer-songwriter for rock band
King's X (
Pearl)
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Eddie Taylor (1923–1985) – blues guitarist and singer (
Benoit)
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Hound Dog Taylor (1915–1975) – blues guitarist and singer (
Natchez)
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Melvin Taylor (born 1959) – blues musician (
Jackson)
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Ernie Terrell (1939–2014) – singer and record producer (
Belzoni)
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Jean Terrell (born 1944) – R&B and jazz singer (
Belzoni)
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James "Son" Thomas (1926–1993) – blues musician (
Leland)
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Rufus Thomas (1917–2001) – R&B, funk, soul singer (
Cayce)
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Lil' Dave Thompson (1969–2010) – blues singer and guitarist (
Jackson)
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Paul Thorn (born 1964) – Southern rock, country, Americana, and blues singer-songwriter (
Tupelo)
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Todd Tilghman (born 1978) gospel singer (
Meridian)
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Ike Turner (1931–2007) – multi-genre musician, record producer (
Clarksdale)
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Monteco (born 1978) R&B Singer
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Conway Twitty (1933–1993) – country singer-songwriter (
Friars Point)
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L. C. Ulmer (1928–2016) –
delta blues (
Stringer)
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Bobby V (born 1980) – singer-songwriter
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Freddie Waits (1943–1989) –
hard bop and
post-bop drummer (
Jackson)
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Travis Wammack (born 1944) – rock and roll guitarist (
Walnut)
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Walter Ward (1940–2006) – R&B singer; lead vocalist of
The Olympics (
Jackson)
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Muddy Waters (1913–1983) –
electric blues and
Chicago blues musician (
Rolling Fork)
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Jim Weatherly (1943–2021) – country and pop singer-songwriter (
Pontotoc)
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Carl Weathersby (born 1953) – blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter (
Jackson)
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Boogie Bill Webb (1924–1990) – blues guitarist and singer (
Jackson)
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Bukka White (1909–1977) – Delta blues guitarist and singer (
Houston)
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Carson Whitsett (1945–2007) – keyboardist, arranger, and songwriter (
Jackson)
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Tim Whitsett (born 1943) – band leader, songwriter, producer, publisher (
Jackson)
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Webb Wilder (born 1954) – country/
surf music/rock & roll musician (
Hattiesburg)
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Big Joe Williams (1903–1982) – Delta blues musician and songwriter (
Crawford)
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Hayley Williams (born 1988) – pop punk and alternative rock singer-songwriter (
Meridian)
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Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912–1965) – blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter (
Glendora)
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Eddie Willis (1936–2018) – electric guitarist (
Grenada)
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Robert Wilkins (1896–1987) – blues guitarist and vocalist (
Hernando)
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Al Wilson (1939–2008) – singer and drummer (
Meridian)
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Cassandra Wilson (born 1955) – jazz singer-songwriter (
Jackson)
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Mary Wilson (1944–2021) – singer and founding member of
The Supremes (
Greenville)
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Elder Roma Wilson (1910–2018) – harmonica player (
Blue Springs)
[5]
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Andrew Wood (1966–1990) – singer-songwriter and front man for
Seattle-area bands
Malfunkshun and
Mother Love Bone (
Columbus)
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Nanette Workman (born 1945) – singer-songwriter, actress and author (
Jackson)
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Charlie Worsham (born 1985) – country singer-songwriter (
Grenada)
[6]
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Tammy Wynette (1942–1998) – country music singer-songwriter (
Tremont)
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Lester Young (1909–1959) – jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist (
Woodville)
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Zora Young (born 1948) – blues singer (
West Point)
See also
References