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Holly Ridge Cemetery: back side of Charley Patton historical marker
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Title
Holly
Ridge
Cemetery
:
back
side
of
Charley
Patton
historical
marker
Creator(s)
West
,
Carroll
Van
,
photographer
Date
2006
Coverage
2000-2009
Property name
Holly Ridge Cemetery
Property type
Cemetery
Community Name
Holly Ridge, Sunflower County, MS
Description
Color
photograph
of the
back
of the
Charley
Patton
historical
marker
erected
by the
Mississippi
Blues
Trail
Commission
.
It
features
a
portrait
photo
of
Patton
holding
a
guitar
and a
1949
photograph
of a
mixed
group
of
whites
and
African
Americans
taken
at the
Holly
Ridge
store
. At the
top
is
a
reproduction
of a
Paramount
record
label
for
Patton's
song
"
High
Water
Everywhere
".
Historical Notes
Holly
Ridge
Cemetery
,
located
in the
heart
of the
Mississippi
Delta
,
received
the
first
of
many
historical
markers
erected
to
mark
the
Mississippi
Blues
Trail
. The
cemetery
includes
the
grave
of
Charley
Patton
,
who
is
considered
one
of the
earliest
performers
in
Delta
blues
tradition
.
Collection Name
Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH
Cemeteries
Blues (Music)
Patton, Charley, 1891-1934
Subject-TGM
Blues music
Cemeteries
Type
Still image
Genre
Photograph
Processing notes
Electronic
file
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use
Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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