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Blind Mississippi Morris

Blind Mississippi Morris

American blues musician (born 1955)

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

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Life and career

Cummings became blind at the age of four, a victim of congenital glaucoma.[2][3] Morris became a solo blues performer on Beale Street, and his current backing band is called the Pocket Rockets.[3]

Morris comes from a musical background; his cousins, Robert and Mary Diggs, led the Memphis Sheiks, while his aunt, Mary Tanner, played with the Harps of Melody. Morris is also a cousin of Willie Dixon. He was named as one of the 10 best harmonica players in the world by Bluzharp magazine.[2]

Discography

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Urgo, Joseph R.; Abadie, Ann J. (2007). Faulkner's inheritance: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha, 2005. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-57806-953-8. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
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    "Blind Mississippi Morris". Bradwebb.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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    "Blind Mississippi Morris". RAM Entertainment. May 9, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Blind Mississippi Morris | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Blind Mississippi Morris Discography". Discogs.com.
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