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24 relations: American Civil War, Blues, Charley Patton, Cleveland, Mississippi, Company store, Cotton gin, Delta blues, Dockery Plantation, Howlin' Wolf, Love, Mississippi, Mississippi Blues Trail, Mississippi Delta, Pops Staples, Robert Johnson, Sawmill, Sharecropping, Son House, Sunflower River, Tenant farmer, Tommy Johnson (musician), University of Mississippi, W. C. Handy, Willie Brown (musician), Yazoo River.
American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century.
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Charley Patton
Charley Patton (died April 28, 1934), also known as Charlie Patton, was an American Delta blues musician.
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Cleveland, Mississippi
Cleveland is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.
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Company store
A company store is a retail store selling a limited range of food, clothing and daily necessities to employees of a company.
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Cotton gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.
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Delta blues
Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues music.
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Dockery Plantation
Dockery Plantation was a cotton plantation and sawmill in Dockery, Mississippi, on the Sunflower River between Ruleville and Cleveland, Mississippi.
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Howlin' Wolf
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), known as Howlin' Wolf, was a Chicago blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, originally from Mississippi.
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Love, Mississippi
Love (also Love's and Love's Station) is an unincorporated community located in Desoto County, Mississippi, United States.
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Mississippi Blues Trail
The Mississippi Blues Trail was created by the Mississippi Blues Commission in 2006 to place interpretive markers at the most notable historical sites related to the birth, growth, and influence of the blues throughout (and in some cases beyond) the state of Mississippi.
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Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta, also known as the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi (and small portions of Arkansas and Louisiana) which lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers.
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Pops Staples
Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000) was an American gospel and R&B musician.
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Robert Johnson
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician.
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Sawmill
A sawmill or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber.
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Sharecropping
Sharecropping is a form of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on their portion of land.
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Son House
Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (March 21, 1902His date of birth is a matter of some debate. House alleged that he was middle-aged during World War I and that he was 79 in 1965, which would make his date of birth around 1886. However, all legal records give his date of birth as March 21, 1902. – October 19, 1988) was an American delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing.
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Sunflower River
The Sunflower River (also known as the Big Sunflower River) is one of the main tributaries of the Yazoo River in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
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Tenant farmer
A tenant farmer is one who resides on land owned by a landlord.
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Tommy Johnson (musician)
Tommy Johnson (January 1896 – November 1, 1956) was an American Delta blues musician who recorded in the late 1920s and was known for his eerie falsetto voice and intricate guitar playing.
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University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi (colloquially known as Ole Miss) is an American public research university located in Oxford, Mississippi.
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W. C. Handy
William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a composer and musician, known as the Father of the Blues.
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Willie Brown (musician)
Willie Lee Brown (August 6, 1900 – December 30, 1952) was an American blues guitar player and vocalist.
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Yazoo River
The Yazoo River is a river in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Dockery
