Mississippi Blues Trail Marker Unveiled in Pascagoula, MS (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues and Heritage Festival, one of the Deep South’s longest running blues festivals, was honored with an official Mississippi Blues Trail marker on Friday, September 9, 2016. The festival was founded in 1991 and has featured a long list of blues, southern soul, gospel and zydeco acts. This year’s festival was held on Saturday, September 10.

Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson. (designed & posted by J. Cole)

Click Here for the Mississippi Blues Trail’s official website.
Click Here for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues Commission’s official website.

©Stephen Anderson | ©The Southland Music Line (2016)

01BLUESMARKER The Mississippi Blues Trail Marker unveiling in Pascagoula, MS (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)

02BLUESMARKER The Mississippi Blues Trail Marker unveiling in Pascagoula, MS (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)

03BLUESMARKER Hyland Band with Larry Leake, Zach Kennedy and Patrick Armenta with special guest Otis Carter at The Mississippi Blues Trail Marker Ceremony (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)

04BLUESMARKER05 The Mississippi Blues Trail Marker Ceremony in Pascagoula, MS (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)

05BLUESMARKER Phyllis Owens of The Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues Commission with bluesman Theodis Ealey at The Mississippi Blues Trail Marker Ceremony in Pascagoula, MS (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)

09BLUESMARKER The Mississippi Blues Trail Marker honoring The Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival for being one of the longest running blues festivals in the Deep South.

06BLUESMARKER Bluesman Theodis Ealey alongside The Mississippi Blues Trail Marker in Pascagoula, MS (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016) Click Here for Theodis Ealey’s official website.

SCA_4147 Gautier, MS born R&B, Soul & Gospel singer Margie Joseph. She achieved some of her greatest commercial success in the 1970s with versions of Paul McCartney’s “My Love” (Atlantic Records) and The Supremes’ “Stop in the Name of Love”. Here she performs at the Mississippi Blues Trail Marker unveiling in Pascagoula, MS (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)
Click Here for the video of Margie Joseph’s incredible version of “My Love”.

SCA_4319 Tourism professional Craig Ray (Mississippi Director at the Mississippi Development Authority) speaks to crowd at The Mississippi Blues Trail Marker unveiling in Pascagoula, MS (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)

SCA_4410 Ike Edwards, a charter member of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival, shares with crowd the original festival’s program.

08BLUESMARKER Musician and former Moss Point band director Otis Carter III at The Mississippi Blues Trail Marker unveiling in Pascagoula, MS (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)

07BLUESMARKER Pascagoula, Mississippi Mayor Jim Blevins with musician and former Moss Point High School band director Otis Carter III at the Mississippi Blues Trail Marker unveiling (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)

SCA_4395 Pascagoula mayor and blues music fan Jim Blevins at the Mississippi Blues Trail Marker honoring the Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival (Fri. Sept. 9, 2016)