Famous singers, songwriters, and musicians abound from Mississippi,
"The Birthplace of America's Music".

Andy Anderson - Rock

Lance Bass - Clinton - Singer/Songwriter/NSYNC

David Banner - Rap

Moe Bandy - Meridian - Singer

Delaney Bramlett - Rock

Brandy (Norwood) - McComb - Singer/Actor

Jackie Brenston - Rock

Kenny Brown - Hill Country Blues

Jimmy Buffett - Pascagoula - Singer/Songwriter/Author

R.L. Burnside - Hill Country Blues

Joe Callicott - Hill Country Blues

Sam Carr - Blues

Sam Cooke - Blues

Olu Dara - World / Blues

Bo Diddley (Otha Ellas BatesMcDaniels) - McComb - Singer/Songwriter

Willie Dixon - Blues

Honeyboy Edwards - Blues

Mickey Gilley - Natchez - Singer/Songwriter

Marshall Grant - Country

W. C. Handy - Clarksdale - Blues Singer

Faith Hill - Star - Country Singer

Jessie Mae Hemphill - Blues

John 'Jojo' Hermann - Southern Rock

John Lee Hooker - Blues

Son House - Blues

Mississippi John Hurt - Blues

Elmore James - Blues

Johanny Johanson (Jaimoe) - Southern Rock (Founding and current member of Allman Brothers Band)

Tommy Johnson - Blues

Robert Johnson - Hazlehurst - Blues Singer/Guitarist

B.B. King - Indianola - Blues Singer/Guitarist

Dorothy Moore - Jackson - Blues and R&B Singer

Calvin 'Fuzz' Jones - Blues

Junior Kimbrough - Hill Country Blues

Albert King - Blues

Willie King - Blues

Chris LeDoux - Country

J.B. Lenoir - Blues

Furry Lewis - Blues

Jerry Lee Lewis - Rock

Jimbo Mathus - Blues

George McConnell - Southern Rock

Mississippi Fred McDowell - Hill Country Blues

Blind Mississippi Morris - Blues

Charlie Musselwhite - Country

North Mississippi Allstars - Hill Country Blues

Charley Patton - Blues

Pinetop Perkins - Blues

Elvis Presley - Tupelo - Singer/Actor

Leontyne Price - Laurel - Opera Singer

Charley Pride - Sledge - Country Singer

LeAnn Rimes - Pearl - Country Singer

Jimmie Rodgers - Meridian - Country Singer/Songwriter

Otis Rush - Blues

Hubert Sumlin - Blues

Marty Stuart - Philadelphia - Country Singer

Hound Dog Taylor - Blues

Ike Turner - Clarksdale - Singer/Songwriter

Conway Twitty - Friars Point - Country Singer/Songwriter

Muddy Waters - Rolling Fork & Clarksdale - Blues Singer/Songwriter

Bukka White - Blues

Sonny Boy Williamson - Blues

Howlin' Wolf - West Point - Blues Singer/Songwriter

Tammy Wynette - Fulton - Country Singer

3 Doors Down - Escatawpa - Rock Band

Blind Melon - Southern Rock (includes three Mississippians: Glen Graham,
drummer from Columbus; Brad Smith, bass guitarist, Columbus; and Thomas Stevens, guitarist, born in West Point, MS)

Blue Mountain - Alt-Country

To find out more about musicians from Mississippi, click on Mississippi Musicians, Singers and Songwriters.