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Blind Mississippi Morris

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Blind Mississippi Morris
Blind Mississippi Morris on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee
Blind Mississippi Morris on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee
Background information
Birth nameMorris Cummings
Born (1955-04-06) April 6, 1955 (age 69)
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
GenresBlues, blues rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, harmonica, guitar
Years activeLate 1970s–present
LabelsIcehouse Records
Websitemyspace.com/blindmississippimorris

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

Life and career

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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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Year Title Record label Billing
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

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See also

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ a b "Blind Mississippi Morris". Bradwebb.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Blind Mississippi Morris". RAM Entertainment. May 9, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Blind Mississippi Morris | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "Blind Mississippi Morris Discography". Discogs.com.
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