Blind Mississippi Morris

Blind Mississippi Morris

Blind Mississippi Morris on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee
Background information
Birth name Morris Cummings
Born April 6, 1955
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
Genres Blues
Occupation(s) Musician, singer
Instruments Vocals, harmonica, guitar
Years active Late 1970s–present
Labels Icehouse Records
Website Official website

Blind Mississippi Morris (born Morris Cummings, April 6, 1955, Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues artist.[1]

Overview

Cummings lost his sight at the age of four, but that did not stop him from learning the blues. Morris has become a popular blues act on Beale Street. Morris and his band, the Pocket Rockets, are known as the "real deal from Beale". Morris has a talented lineage. His cousins, Robert and Mary Diggs, led the Memphis Sheiks, and his aunt, Mary Tanner, played with the Harps of Melody. Morris is also a cousin of the late Willie Dixon.

Morris is the very embodiment of the Delta bluesman. He has been called a new disciple of the Delta blues, he was rated one of the 10 best harmonica players in the world by Bluzharp magazine. He has performed with musicians such as B. B. King, Rufus Thomas, Muddy Waters, David Porter and many other Memphis, Tennessee artists.

Discography

Year Title Record label
1995 You Know I Like That Icehouse Records
2008 Back Porch Blues Boogie Barbeque Music

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Urgo, Joseph R.; Abadie, Ann J. (2007). Faulkner's inheritance: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha, 2005. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-1-57806-953-8. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Blind Mississippi Morris - Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

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