Dockery Farms – Birthplace of the Blues, Highway 8, Sunflower County, Mississippi

Mississippi Blues Trail Dockery Farms is located on Mississippi Highway 8 between Ruleville and Cleveland. It has an important place in Blues history as having once been the home of musicians like Charley Patton, Tommy Johnson, Willie Brown, Howlin’ Wolf, and Roebuck “Pop” Staples. Dockery Farms is important enough in Delta blues history that the … Continue reading Dockery Farms – Birthplace of the Blues, Highway 8, Sunflower County, Mississippi