Tag Archives: Mississippi

Rufus McKay: The Singer, The Person, My Friend by William “Bill” Morris, Jr.

Posted on September 23, 2014 by William "Bill" Morris

  The Legend Begins Rufus McKay was first ushered into my life around 1954, when I was entering the seventh grade at Bailey Junior High in Jackson, Mississippi.  My classmates and I were learning to dance the Foxtrot, the Waltz, … Continue reading →

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A Reflection From A Mississippi Magnolia by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

 

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Mud And Magnolias By Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Patricia Neely-Dorsey
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Fuzzy Buffer—Man or Group by Johnny W. Sumrall Jr.

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Johnny Sumrall

Editor’s Note: Johnny Sumrall writes about Mississippi’s Rock-n-Roll history.   I first learned about Fuzzy Buffer when interviewing Gerald “Wolf” Stephenson for my book, Classic Magnolia Rock. Wolf was one of the owners of the then MALACO recording studio located … Continue reading →

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Frog Gigging in a Rice Field by Tom Lawrence

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Tom Lawrence

Rice farming came to the Mississippi Delta in the early 1950’s.  There are basically two kinds of soil in the Delta; fine grained river silt that has been deposited by eons of spring flooding along the Mississippi River, known as … Continue reading →

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McCarty’s Gallery Restaurant by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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State of the art dining is what guests may expect at the Gallery Restaurant. Just as the McCarty Pottery Barn is a well-kept secret, so too, is their dining offering, which was established by Lee McCarty to give his pottery shoppers … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Tamale Trail by Mary Prater

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Mary Prater

Growing up, I never knew that what I called a “hot tamale” wasn’t a food born and bred in Mississippi. The Delta Hot Tamale was as much a part of my southern upbringing as college football on Saturday and church … Continue reading →

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