Blues Music Attractions in MS – Visit Mississippi

Blues Music Attractions in Mississippi

Whether you’re new to blues music or an avid fan, experience this genre like never before when you visit our state. Explore Mississippi blues history when you visit famous destinations like Ground Zero Blues Club and Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar. You can also take a tour on the Mississippi Blues Trail, which features significant sites like the birthplace of Elvis Presley, the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, and the Howlin’ Wolf Blues Museum and historic site marker. Learn all about the groundbreaking artists who launched the Mississippi blues genre into fame, including Bo Carter, Ishmon Bracey, Tommy Johnson, Willie Brown, Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, and many more. For more information, request a tour guide, use our trip planner, check out some of the places to visit, or contact us today to start planning your trip.

B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center

Indianola FEATURED

Located in the heart of the Delta in Indianola, the B.B. King and Delta Interpretive Center, through exhibits, tells the story of King’s life and music. “The mission of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit […]

Delta Blues Museum

Clarksdale FEATURED

Since its creation, the Delta Blues Museum has preserved, interpreted, and encouraged a deep interest in the story of the blues. Established in 1979 by the Carnegie Public Library Board of Trustees and re-organized as a stand-alone museum in 1999, […]

Highway 61 Blues Museum

Leland FEATURED

A small blues museum honoring the Mid Mississippi Delta bluesmen striving to educate the public on the their contributions to music all over the world. […]

Gateway to the Blues Museum & Visitors Center

Tunica FEATURED

The Gateway to the Blues Museum and Visitors Center on Highway 61 is the first place many people see when they roll into Tunica. This rustic train depot, circa 1895, is a must-stop for travelers before and after a visit to […]

The Blues Crossroads

Clarksdale FEATURED

Clarksdale is known as the birthplace of the blues and home to the Crossroads where, according to popular (though fictional) music folklore, blues legend Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange for supernatural musical ability. Today, a […]

Ground Zero Blues Club – Biloxi

Biloxi FEATURED

Biloxi location of the down-home Delta club co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, featuring local blues bands, Southern eats & booze. […]

Club Ebony

Indianola FEATURED

Club Ebony is a historic music venue in Indianola, known as one of the Delta’s most significant African American nightclubs during the mid-20th century. Established in 1948, it hosted many of the biggest names in blues, jazz, and R&B, including […]

Blues Archives at the University of Mississippi

Oxford

The Blues Archive at the University of Mississippi is one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of blues-related materials. Located within the J.D. Williams Library in Oxford, the archive houses more than 60,000 sound recordings, 20,000 photographs, 1,000 videos, and […]