JESSIE MAE HEMPHILLA Northern Mississippi legend. She was born in hill country in 1923 and later bec
JESSIE MAE HEMPHILLA Northern Mississippi legend. She was born in hill country in 1923 and later became steeped in the local blues tradition, learning how to play guitar around age 7 or 8. She worked the music circuit on Beale Street, creating a sound with a rootsy bent that coupled perfectly with her deep Mississippi twang. Hemphill released several albums over the course of her life (indelible titles like She-Wolf) and toured Europe, picking up a few W.C. Handy awards along the way. Photo by Edy Kazery -- source link
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