Blind Mississippi Morris
Blind Mississippi Morris | |
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 Blind Mississippi Morris on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Morris Cummings |
| Born | April 6, 1955 Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States |
| Genres | Blues, blues rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, harmonica, guitar |
| Years active | Late 1970s–present |
| Labels | Icehouse Records |
| Website | myspace |
Blind Mississippi Morris (born Morris Cummings; April 6, 1955 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues musician.[1]
Life and career
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Title | Record label | Billing |
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| 1995 | You Know I Like That | Icehouse Records | Blind Mississippi Morris |
| 1998 | Bad to Worse | Boogie Barbecue Music | The Pocket Rockets featuring Blind Mississippi Morris |
| 1999 | Back Porch Blues | Mempho | Blind Mississippi Morris and Brad Webb |
| 2003 | Along the Blues Highway | Varèse Sarabande Records | Chris Thomas King, Blind Mississippi Morris |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Blind Mississippi Morris". Bradwebb.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "Blind Mississippi Morris". RAM Entertainment. May 9, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Blind Mississippi Morris | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Blind Mississippi Morris Discography". Discogs.com.
External links
[edit]- Blind Mississippi Morris – Icehouse Records
- Blind Mississippi Morris – You Know I Like That CD
- Blind Mississippi Morris at IMDb
- Memphis Rock & Soul Museum
- Short bio/doc on Blind Mississippi Morris
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Clarksdale, Mississippi
- Blind musicians
- American blues singers
- American blues guitarists
- American male guitarists
- American blues harmonica players
- Blues musicians from Mississippi
- Guitarists from Mississippi
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American blind people
- American musicians with disabilities