List of People From Mississippi - Musicians and Performers

Musicians and Performers

• 3 Doors Down, band, (Escatawpa)
• John Luther Adams (born 1953), composer of music inspired by nature, (Meridian)
• Afroman (born 1974), comedy rapper, (Hattiesburg)
• Tommy Aldridge (born 1950), drummer for Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake, (Pearl)
• Mose Allison (born 1927), jazz musician, (Tallahatchie County)
• Robert Anderson (1919–1995), gospel singer-composer and pianist, (Anguilla)
• Steve Azar (born 1964), country singer, (Greenville)
• Milton Babbitt (1916–2011), composer, electronic music pioneer, (Jackson)
• Glen Ballard (born 1953), songwriter and record producer, (Natchez)
• David Banner (born 1973), rapper/producer, (Jackson)
• Matt Barlow (born 1970), lead singer of the metal band Iced Earth, (Biloxi)
• Prentiss Barnes (1925–2006), rhythm and blues singer, (Magnolia)
• Lance Bass (born 1979), member of pop group 'N Sync, (Laurel)
• Jeff Bates (born 1963), country music singer-songwriter, (Bunker Hill)
• Beanland, jam band, (Oxford)
• Robert Belfour (born 1940), blues musician, (Holly Springs)
• Carey Bell (1936–2007), Chicago blues harmonica player, (Macon)
• Big Time Sarah (born 1953), blues singer, (Coldwater)
• The Blackwood Brothers, gospel singers, (Choctaw County)
• James Blackwood (1919–2002), one of The Blackwood Brothers, (Choctaw County)
• Blind Melon, Alternative rock and jam band (Starkville)
• Blind Mississippi Morris (born 1955), blues artist (Clarksdale)
• Blue Mountain, alternative country band (Oxford)
• Lucille Bogan (1897–1948), blues singer (Amory)
• Charley Booker (1925–1989), blues singer and guitarist (Moorhead)
• Eddie Boyd (1914–1994), blues musician (Clarksdale)
• Bobby Bradford (born 1934), jazz musician and composer (Cleveland)
• Jan Bradley (born 1943), soul singer (Byhalia)
• Delaney Bramlett (1939–2008), singer-songwriter (Pontotoc)
• Cory Branan (born 1975), singer-songwriter (Southhaven)
• Jackie Brenston (1930–1979), American R&B singer and saxophonist (Clarksdale)
• Big Bill Broonzy (1898–1958), blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (Scott County)
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown (1932–1984), percussionist, (Clarksdale)
• Willie Brown (1900–1952), delta blues guitarist and singer (Clarksdale)
• Jimmy Buffett (born 1946), multi-genre singer-songwriter, (Pascagoula)
• R. L. Burnside (1926–2005), blues singer-songwriter, (Harmontown)
• Jerry Butler (born 1939), soul singer-songwriter, (Sunflower)
• Cadillac Don & J-Money, rap duo, (Crawford)
• G. C. Cameron (born 1945), soul and R&B singer, (Jackson)
• Ace Cannon (born 1934), tenor and alto saxophonist, (Grenada)
• Gus Cannon (1883–1979), jug band musician, (Red Banks)
• Bo Carter (1893–1964), blues singer, (Bolton)
• Johnny Carver (born 1940), country singer, (Jackson)
• The Chambers Brothers, soul music group, (Lee County)
• Sam Chatmon (1897–1983), blues singer, brother of Bo Carter, (Bolton)
• Otis Clay (born 1942), R&B and soul musician, (Waxhaw)
• Chalmers Clifton (1889–1966), conductor and composer, (Jackson)
• Odia Coates (1942–1991), singer, (Vicksburg)
• Hank Cochran (born 1935), country music singer-songwriter, (Isola)
• Bill Coday (1942–2008), singer, (Coldwater)
• Phil Cohran (born 1927), jazz musician, (Oxford)
• Colour Revolt, indie rock band, (Oxford)
• Mike Compton (born 1956), bluegrass mandolin player, (Meridian)
• David L. Cook (born 1968), Christian country music singer-songwriter, (Pascagoula)
• Sam Cooke (1931–1964), (Clarksdale)
• The Cook Family Singers, Christian country music group, (Pascagoula)
• The Cooters, punk metal band, (Oxford)
• James Cotton (born 1935), blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter, (Tunica)
• Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1905–1974), Delta blues singer and guitarist, (Forest)
• George Cummings (born 1938), guitarist and songwriter, (Meridian)
• Olu Dara (born 1941), jazz musician, (Natchez)
• Lester Davenport (1932–2009), American blues harmonica player and singer, (Tchula)
• Liz Davis (1987), country music recording artist, (Madison)
• Paul Davis (1948–2008), singer-songwriter, (Meridian)
• Jimmy Dawkins (born 1936), blues guitarist and singer, (Tchula)
• Al Denson (born 1960), contemporary Christian artist, (Starkville)
• Bo Diddley (1928–2008), rock & roll/R&B singer-songwriter, (McComb)
• Willie Dixon (1915–1992), blues bassist/singer-ongwriter/record producer, (Vicksburg)
• Nate Dogg (1969–2011), West Coast Hip Hop and R&B artist, (Clarksdale)
• Marshall Drew (born 1984), folk rock singer-songwriter, (Clarksdale)
• Kevin Dukes (born 1956), guitarist, (Brookhaven)
• Omar Kent Dykes (born 1950), blues guitarist and singer, (McComb)
• Judy Dunaway (born 1964), avant-garde composer/free improvisor/conceptual sound artist
• Meredith Edwards (born 1984), country singer (Clinton)
• Ruby Elzy (1908–1943), opera singer (Pontotoc)
• Lehman Engel (1910–1982), composer and conductor (Jackson)
• Chris Ethridge (1947–2012), country rock musician, songwriter (Meridian)
• Shelly Fairchild (born 1977), country music artist (Clinton)
• Charlie Feathers (1932–1998) (Holly Springs)
• Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, gospel singers (Piney Woods)
• Steve Forbert (born 1955), pop music singer-songwriter (Meridian)
• Barbara Siggers Franklin (1917–1952), gospel singer and mother of Aretha Franklin, (Shelby)
• Lee Garrett, R&B singer-songwriter
• Eric "Red Mouth" Gebhardt, multi-genre singer-songwriter, (Biloxi)
• Bobbie Gentry (born 1944), singer-songwriter, (Greenwood)
• Mickey Gilley (born 1936), country singer and musician, (Natchez)
• Mark Gray (born 1952), country music singer and keyboardist, (Vicksburg)
• Garland Green (born 1942), soul singer and pianist, (Dunleith)
• Lloyd Green (born 1937), country music steel guitarist, (Leaf)
• Al Goodman (1943–2010), R&B/Soul singer, (Jackson)
• Ted Hawkins (born 1936), singer and songwriter, (Biloxi)
• Kenneth Haxton (1919–2002), composer, (Greenville)
• Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923–2006), blues musician, (Como)
• Caroline Herring, bluegrass musician, (Canton)
• Michael Henderson (born 1951), bass guitarist, R&B singer (Yazoo City)
• Faith Hill (born 1967), country/pop singer, (Jackson)
• Kim Hill (born 1963), Christian singer-songwriter, (Starkville)
• Ernie Hines (born 1938), soul musician
• Milt Hinton (1910–2000), jazz double bassist, (Vicksburg)
• John Lee Hooker (1917–2001), singer-songwriter and blues guitarist, (Clarksdale)
• Big Walter Horton (1917–1981), blues harmonica player, (Horn Lake)
• Son House (1902–1988), blues singer and guitarist, (Riverton)
• Randy Houser (born 1975), country music artist, (Lake)
• Thelma Houston (born 1943), R&B singer-songwriter, (Leland)
• Guy Hovis (born 1941), big band singer, (Tupelo)
• Howlin' Wolf (1910–1976), blues singer/guitarist/harmonica player, (West Point)
• Cary Hudson, lead singer and guitarist for alternative country band Blue Mountain, (Sumrall)
• Mississippi John Hurt (c.1893–1966), country blues singer and guitarist, (Teoc)
• Clifton Hyde (born 1976), multi-instrumentalist and producer, (Hattiesburg)
• Carl Jackson (born 1953), country and bluegrass musician, (Louisville)
• Cordell Jackson (1923–2004), rockabilly guitarist, producer (Pontotoc)
• Elmore James (1918–1963), blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, (Richland)
• Skip James (1902–1969), Delta blues guitarist/pianist/singer-songwriter, (Bentonia)
• Roosevelt Jamison (born 1936), songwriter/publicist, (Olive Branch)
• Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (born 1944), drummer in The Allman Brothers Band, (Ocean Springs)
• Big Jack Johnson (born 1940), blues musician, (Clarksdale)
• Jimmy Johnson (born 1928), blues guitarist and singer, (Holly Springs)
• Robert Johnson (1911–1938), blues and Delta blues musician, (Hazlehurst)
• Syl Johnson (born 1936), blues and soul singer, (Holly Springs)
• Margie Joseph (born 1950), R&B and soul singer, (Pascagoula)
• Junior Kimbrough (1930–1998), blues artist, (Hudsonville)
• Albert King (1923–1992), blues guitarist and singer, (Indianola)
• B. B. King (born 1925), blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, (Itta Bena)
• Fern Kinney, rhythm & blues and disco music entertainer, (Jackson)
• Fred Knoblock (born 1953), country singer-songwriter, (Jackson)
• Kudzu Kings, band, (Oxford)
• Sonny Landreth (born 1951), blues musician and slide guitar player, (Canton)
• Skylar Laine (born 1994), country music singer, finalist American Idol (Brandon)
• Denise LaSalle (born 1939), blues and contemporary R&B singer-songwriter/record producer, (Belzoni)
• Rick Lawson (born 1973), soul and R&B singer, (Raymond)
• Chris LeDoux (1948–2005), country music singer-songwriter, (Biloxi)
• Mylon LeFevre (born 1944), gospel and Christian rock singer, (Gulfport)
• J. B. Lenoir (1929–1967), guitarist and singer-songwriter, (Monticello)
• Robert "Squirrel" Lester (born 1942), second tenor of The Chi-Lites, (McComb)
• Bobby Lounge (born 1950), singer-songwriter, (McComb)
• Dent May, musician (Jackson)
• Tommy McClennan (1908–c.1962), Delta blues singer and guitarist, (Yazoo City)
• George McConnell, guitarist, (Vicksburg)
• Kansas Joe McCoy (1905–1950), blues musician and songwriter, (Raymond)
• Papa Charlie McCoy (1909–1950), Delta blues musician and songwriter, (Jackson)
• Fred McDowell (1904–1972), blues singer and guitarist, (Como)
• Mulgrew Miller (born 1955), jazz pianist, (Greenwood)
• Little Milton (1934–2005), blues and soul vocalist and guitarist, (Inverness)
• Hoyt Ming, old-time fiddler, (Choctaw County)
• Mississippi Mass Choir, gospel choir, (Jackson)
• Mississippi Slim (born 1923), country singer and guitarist, (Smithville)
• Monkey Joe, blues musician, (Jackson)
• Dorothy Moore (born 1947), pop/R&B/gospel singer, (Jackson)
• Johnny B. Moore (born 1950), blues singer and guitarist, (Clarksdale)
• Jasmine Murray (born 1992), beauty queen, finalist American Idol (Columbus/Starkville)
• Charlie Musselwhite (born 1944), blues-harp player and bandleader, (Kosciusko)
• Bill Myrick (born 1926), country singer/musician/writer/producer/disc jockey, (Simpson County)
• North Mississippi Allstars, blues-rock/jam band, (Hernando)
• Brandy Norwood (born 1979), R&B singer-songwriter/record producer, (McComb)
• Willie Norwood (born 1955), gospel singer, (McComb)
• Alexander O'Neal (born 1953), soul singer, (Natchez)
• Paul Overstreet (born 1955), country music singer-songwriter, (Vancleave)
• Ginny Owens, blind contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, (Jackson)
• Junior Parker (1932–1971), Memphis blues singer and musician, (Clarksdale)
• Michael Passons (born 1965), founding member of the Christian band Avalon, (Yazoo City)
• Charlie Patton (1891–1934), Delta-/Country-/Gospel blues musician, (Edwards)
• Dion Payton (born 1950), blues guitarist and singer, (Greenwood)
• Leon Pinson (1919–1998), guitarist and singer, (Union County)
• Elvis Presley (1935–1977), multi-genre musician, (Tupelo)
• Leontyne Price (born 1927), opera singer, (Laurel)
• Charley Pride (born 1938), country music singer, (Sledge)
• John Primer (born 1945), blues singer and guitarist, (Camden)
• Stephen Purdy (born 1970), conductor/pianist and vocal coach for broadway musicals and broadway actors, (Hattiesburg)
• Ray J (born 1981), contemporary R&B and hip hop singer/record producer, (McComb)
• Jimmy Reed (1925–1976), blues singer and musician, (Dunleith)
• Del Rendon (1965–2005), country musician, (Starkville)
• Mack Rice (born 1933), songwriter, (Clarksdale)
• LeAnn Rimes (born 1982), country and pop singer, (Pearl)
• Fenton Robinson (born 1935), blues musician, (Greenwood)
• Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933), country singer, (Meridian)
• Jimmy Rogers (1924–1997), blues signer and guitarist, (Ruleville)
• David Ruffin (1941–1991), former lead singer of The Temptations, (Whynot)
• Jimmy Ruffin (born 1939), soul and R&B singer, (Collinsville)
• Bobby Rush (born 1940), blues and R&B musician/composer/singer, (Jackson)
• Otis Rush (born 1935), blues musician, (Philadelphia)
• Oliver Sain (1932–2003), saxophonist/drummer/songwriter/record producer, (Dundee)
• Magic Sam (1937–1969), Chicago blues and soul blues musician, (Grenada)
• Scott Savage, drummer for Christian rock band Jars of Clay, (Clinton)
• Saving Abel, rock band, (Corinth)
• Johnny Sea (born 1940), country singer, (Gulfport)
• Toni Seawright (born 1964), singer-songwriter, (Pascagoula)
• Jumpin' Gene Simmons (1933–2006), rockabilly singer, (Tupelo)
• Byther Smith (born 1933), blues musician, (Monticello)
• Soulja Boy (born 1990), rapper/record producer, (Batesville)
• Otis Spann (1930–1970), blues musician, (Jackson)
• Britney Spears (born 1981), pop singer, (McComb)
• Judson Spence (born 1965), songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, (Pascagoula)
• Roebuck "Pop" Staples (1914–2000), founder of The Staple Singers, (Winona)
• Rogers Stevens (born 1970), guitarist for the band Blind Melon, (West Point)
• Lisa Stewart (born 1968), country musician, (Louisville)
• William Grant Still (1895–1978), classical composer, (Woodville)
• Barrett Strong (born 1941), singer and songwriter, (West Point)
• Marty Stuart (born 1958), country music singer, (Philadelphia)
• Hubert Sumlin (born 1931), blues musician, (Greenwood)
• Deanna Summers, songwriter
• Ty Tabor (born 1961), guitarist/songwriter/vocalist for rock band King's X, (Pearl)
• Eddie Taylor (1923–1985), blues guitarist and singer, (Benoit)
• Hound Dog Taylor (1915–1975), blues guitarist and singer, (Natchez)
• Melvin Taylor (born 1959), blues musician, (Jackson)
• Ernie Terrell (born 1939), singer and record producer, (Belzoni)
• Jean Terrell (born 1944), R&B and jazz singer, (Belzoni)
• James "Son" Thomas (1926–1993), blues musician, (Leland)
• Rufus Thomas (1917–2001), R&B/funk/soul singer, (Cayce)
• Ashley Thompson (born 1980), singer, (Booneville)
• Ike Turner (1931–2007), multi-genre musician/record producer, (Clarksdale)
• Conway Twitty (1933–1993), country singer-songwriter, (Friars Point)
• Freddie Waits (1943–1989), hard bop and post-bop drummer, (Jackson)
• Travis Wammack (born 1944), rock and roll guitarist, (Walnut)
• Walter Ward (born 1940), R&B singer and lead vocalist of The Olympics, (Jackson)
• Muddy Waters (1913–1983), Electric blues and Chicago blues musician, (Rolling Fork)
• Jim Weatherly (born 1943), country and pop singer-songwriter, (Pontotoc)
• Carl Weathersby (born 1953), blues vocalist/guitarist/songwriter, (Jackson)
• Boogie Bill Webb (1924–1990), blues guitarist and singer, (Jackson)
• Bukka White (1909–1977), Delta blues guitarist and singer, (Houston)
• Carson Whitsett (1945–2007), keyboardist and songwriter, (Jackson)
• Tim Whitsett (born 1943), band leader/songwriter/producer, (Jackson)
• Webb Wilder (born 1954), country/surf music/rock & roll musician, (Hattiesburg)
• Big Joe Williams (1903–1982), Delta blues musician and songwriter, (Crawford)
• Hayley Williams (born 1988), pop punk and alternative rock singer-songwriter, (Meridian)
• Sonny Boy Williamson II (died 1965), blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter, (Glendora)
• Eddie Willis (born 1936), electric guitarist, (Grenada)
• Al Wilson (1939–2008), singer and drummer, (Meridian)
• Cassandra Wilson (born 1955), jazz singer-songwriter, (Jackson)
• Mary Wilson (born 1944), singer and founding member of The Supremes, (Greenville)
• Elder Roma Wilson (born 1910), harmonica player, (Blue Springs)
• Charlie Worsham (born 1985), country singer-songwriter (Grenada)
• Tammy Wynette (1942–1998), country music singer-songwriter, (Tremont)
• Lester Young (1909–1959), jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist, (Woodville)
• Zora Young (born 1948), blues singer, (West Point)