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The videos on this post were taken from Charlie Patton: Complete Recordings 1929-1934, a box set on JSP Records and are used with permission of JSP Records.

CD cover, Charley Patton Complete Recordings 1929-1934, a 5 CD box set on JSP Records

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A Reader’s Comments About Charley Patton’s High Sheriff Blues And The Former Belzoni Jail

Posted on June 4, 2021June 13, 2021 by admin

One of our readers, Doug Turner, sent the following message about Charley Patton, the former Belzoni jail in Belzoni, Humphries County, Mississippi and the former sheriff’s deputies mentioned in Charley Patton’s song, High Sheriff Blues:

“My grandfather, O.J. Turner, Sr, was the first sheriff of Humphreys County. The county was formed in 1918 and he was appointed sheriff by the governor. He served as sheriff for a few years and it is my understanding that Mr. Purvis was his chief deputy and succeeded my grandfather as sheriff. Mr. Purvis’ grandson, Johnny Purvis, lives in Belzoni today. It would be a wonderful project for Blues History and fantastic for Belzoni.”

We agree. Restoration of the former Belzoni jail and new research on the early sheriffs and deputies mentioned in Charley Patton’s High Sheriff Blues would be very beneficial to Belzoni and to research and knowledge of Blues History. A Mississippi Blues Trail marker at the former Belzoni jail would also be a very useful project. We have sent an email to the Mayor of Belzoni about the idea.

Charley Patton was briefly incarcerated in the former Belzoni jail, circa 1933, and recorded his experiences in High Sheriff Blues.

Here is a Google Street View image of the former Belzoni jail where Charley Patton was incarcerated circa 1933:

Here is a map showing the location of the former Belzoni jail:

We are going to contact the Mississippi Blues Trail to see whether there is any interest on its part in erecting a new marker at the former Belzoni jail to commemorate Charley Patton and his song, High Sheriff Blues.

Old Jail House, Belzoni, Mississippi, Charlie Patton was incarcerated here, circa 1933. (photo by Mississippi Blues Travellers)

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A New Video On Our Rumble Channel: Little Milton – Sings Big Blues (1966)

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 by admin

We have put a new video on the Mississippi Blues Travellers channel on Rumble.com: Little Milton Sings Big Blues, a deleted Little Milton album originally released on Checker Records, a subsidiary of Chess Records, in 1966.

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Big Bill Broonzy Recordings (1941-1951) On Our Rumble Channel

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 by admin

We have added three new videos to our Rumble channel featuring Big Bill Broonzy‘s recordings made between 1941 and 1951.

The recordings are available on Big Bill Broonzy, Volume 3: The War And Postwar Years 1940-1951, a 4 CD set on JSP Records with is one of our Recommended Recordings.

CD cover. Big Bill Broonzy, Volume 3: The War and Postwar years 1940-51, on JSP Records

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Mississippi Jook Band Recordings From 1936 On Our Rumble Channel

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 by admin

We have added a new video to our Rumble channel containing the four sides recorded by the Mississippi Jook Band in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1936.

These sides are noted on the Mississippi Blues Trail Roots Of Rock And Roll marker in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Mississippi Blues Trail marker, The Roots Of Rock And Roll, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

These Mississippi Jook Band tracks are taken from Mississippi Blues, Rare Cuts 1926-1941, When The Levee Breaks, on JSP Records, which is one of our Recommended Albums – Compilations.

Mississippi Blues, Rare Cuts 1926-1941, When The Levee Breaks, on JSP Records. CD cover.

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Willie Love – Recordings For Trumpet Records (1951-1953)

Posted on February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 by admin

We have put a new video on the new Mississippi Blues Travellers channel on Rumble, featuring the recordings Willie Love made for Trumpet Records between 1951 and 1953:

This video includes Nelson Street Blues, which is mentioned on the Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Nelson Street in Greenville, Mississippi.

Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Nelson Street, Greenville, Mississippi

The Trumpet Records studio is still standing on Farish Street in Jackson, Mississippi.

The former location of Trumpet Records, Farish Street, Jackson, Mississippi

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The First Video On The New Mississippi Blues Travellers Channel On Rumble

Posted on February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 by admin

We uploaded some classic Roy Brown tracks as the first video on the new Mississippi Blues Travellers channel on Rumble:

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Photos Of Muddy Waters’ Cabin Prior To Being Moved To The Blues Museum

Posted on September 25, 2020September 27, 2020 by admin

One of our readers, Larry Amato, recently sent us this query through Comments box on the MississippiBluesTravellers.com page on Muddy Waters House:

“Where is the remnants of the house now? I was in Clarksdale back in the 90’s the day they were dis-assembling it and supposedly bringing to a museum.[ Note: It is now in the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale].
There was a film crew there who filmed me playing some blues before they took the house down,,,.. I was the last person to play live music at the house..
any info would be appreciated..
thanks”

We asked Larry Amato if he had any photos from that day and he sent us these photos of Muddy Waters House being disassembled at Stovall Farms, outside Clarksdale, Mississippi, on 6 May 1996, prior to being moved to the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale.

Sign outside the Muddy Waters cabin, Stovall Farms, Clarksdale, Mississippi, circa 1990's (photo: Larry Amato) — Sign outside the Muddy Waters cabin, Stovall Farms, Clarksdale, Mississippi, 6 May 1996 (photo: Larry Amato)

Muddy Waters cabin being disassembled at Stovall Farms for its move to the Blues Museum, , Clarksdale, Mississippi, circa 1990's (photo: Larry Amato) — Muddy Waters cabin being disassembled at Stovall Farms for its move to the Delta Blues Museum, , Clarksdale, Mississippi, 6 May 1996 (photo: Larry Amato)

Larry Amato at the Muddy Waters cabin as it was being disassembled at Stovall Farms for its move to the Blues Museum, , Clarksdale, Mississippi, circa 1990's (photo: Larry Amato) — Larry Amato at the Muddy Waters cabin as it was being disassembled at Stovall Farms for its move to the Delta Blues Museum, , Clarksdale, Mississippi, 6 May 1996 (photo: Larry Amato)

Larry Amato in the Stovall Farms cotton fields near the site Muddy Waters cabin, Clarksdale, Mississippi, circa 1990's (photo: Larry Amato) — Larry Amato in the Stovall Farms cotton fields near the site of Muddy Waters cabin, Clarksdale, Mississippi, circa 1998 (photo: John Sheehan)

Here is the Mississippi Blues Trail marker which now stands at the site of the Muddy Waters House, Stovall Farms, outside Clarksdale, Mississippi.

The Mississippi Blues Trail marker at the Muddy Waters House site, Stovall Farms, outside Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Another reader, Rick Hagedorn, wrote the following comment in the Dialog Box on our Muddy Waters’ House web page:

“When Muddy Waters cabin was moved from the Stovall Farms to the Blues museum, there was a crew from New Orleans that filmed the taking down of the cabin. Was this film ever released anywhere? Do you know the name of the film or the film crew? Thanks in advance.”

Both Larry Amato and Rick Hagedorn wrote about a film crew, possibly based in New Orleans, having filmed the dismantling of Muddy Waters’ house at Stovall Farms on May 6 1996.

Does anyone anything about this film and/or the film crew? We haven’t seen this film and we weren’t aware of it until Larry Amato and Rick Hagedorn mentioned it in comments on the website.

If you know anything about it please let us know by leaving a comment in the Dialog Box below.

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