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Ammadelle is a historic house at 637 North Lamar Boulevard in Oxford, Mississippi. Built in 1859, it is an Italianate mansion designed by Calvert Vaux , which he regarded as one of his finest works. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
The label is dedicated to blues music from the Mississippi Delta. Rooster Blues was co-founded by Jim O'Neal in Chicago, and initially released 14 albums by South Side blues musicians. In 1986, O'Neal moved the label to Clarksdale, Mississippi and began focusing on the area's Delta blues performers. [1]
As the older blues artists died, Waterman’s responsibilities shifted to care of their estates and providing for their heirs. He moved to Oxford, Mississippi in the 1980s and began a second career publishing the photographs of blues, folk, country and jazz artists that he had been taking since the early 1960s.
Jim O'Neal (born November 25, 1948, [1] Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States) [2] is an American blues expert, writer, record producer, and record company executive. He co-founded America's first blues magazine, Living Blues, in Chicago in 1970, and wrote the column "BluEsoterica".
Rooster's, foreground, and Basil's, background, occupy one space in the Flowood strip mall behind the theater. Pub/restaurant rolling in Madison: New 'Garden and Gun-style' restaurant/pub coming ...
Fat Possum Records is an American independent record label based in Water Valley and Oxford, Mississippi. [1] At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording previously unknown Mississippi blues artists (typically from Oxford or Holly Springs, Mississippi). Recently, Fat Possum has signed younger rock acts to its roster.
Charlie Patton (April 1891 (probable) – April 28, 1934), more often spelled Charley Patton, was an American Delta blues musician and songwriter. Considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", he created an enduring body of American music and inspired most Delta blues musicians.
Robert Johnson (1911–1938) – blues and Delta blues musician ; Syl Johnson (1936–2022) – blues and soul singer (Holly Springs) Margie Joseph (born 1950) – R&B and soul singer ; Junior Kimbrough (1930–1998) – blues artist (Hudsonville) Albert King (1923–1992) – blues guitarist and singer