Holly Ridge, Mississippi

Holly Ridge, Mississippi

Holly Ridge is an unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the Mississippi Delta, approximately five miles west of Indianola.

Blues history

The early Delta blues guitarist and singer Charlie Patton (1891–1934) is buried in Holly Ridge. The Mississippi Blues Trail placed its first historic marker on Patton's grave in dedication to his legendary status as a bluesman. [cite web
url=http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2006/12/1303.html
title=Haley Barbour Unveils First Marker of Mississippi Blues Trail
publisher=Jazz News
accessdate=2007-02-09] [cite web
url=http://www.visitmississippi.org/music/MBTmapbrochure1s.pdf
title=Introducing the Mississippi Blues Trail
publisher=Mississippi Blues Commission
accessdate=2008-01-05] Bluesmen Willie Foster (1921–2001) and Asie Payton are buried in the same cemetery.

Notable residents

*Asie Payton (blues singer and guitarist, 1937–1997)

Notes

External links

* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/blues/sites/delta_sites.htm Photo Charley Patton's grave]


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