Music and those who make it helped put Mississippi on the map. “Mississippi is so pivotal and so crucial to the grand scheme of music in this world that it’s very hard to pinpoint it. We are ...

Since 1977, crowds have roared at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, and plenty of memories have been created over nearly five ...

Full of natural beauty and historic landmarks, Mississippi is a destination that attracts many travelers. But did you know the state is also home to a strong music legacy? Known as the Birthplace ...

The music still echoes through the city, where young players continue to shape the century-old genre. ... Jazz mixed cultures and sounds along the Mississippi, and an American art form was born.

Mississippi towns and cities will host various Fourth of July events, including fireworks displays, live music and family activities. Events are scheduled throughout the holiday weekend, from ...

Mississippi’s claim as the birthplace of all popular American music skyrocketed when Jackie Brenston’s “Rocket 88” was unveiled Nov. 9, 2017, in Lyon, Miss., as the 200th Blues Trail Marker.

What: Savannah Music Festival: Voices of Mississippi feat. William Ferris, Cedric Burnside, Thomas, and Luther & Cody Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars. When: Friday at 8 p.m.

And Mississippi Music, founded in downtown Hattiesburg in 1946 by J.W. and Mac Johnson, was right there along with it, offering big band necessities like saxophones, trumpets and trombones.

Music was moving on the Mississippi even before then — during the so-called "golden age of steamboats" in the 19th century. Thousands of steamboats traveled the river and its major tributaries ...

The Mississippi Mass Choir — the biggest gospel group, entity that exists on the planet,” Franklin said. The company has weathered the storms of an ever-changing industry. To make the kind of music ...