List of musicians from Mississippi
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This is a list of musical groups or organizations as well as musicians from the American state of Mississippi.
- 3 Doors Down – rock band (Escatawpa)[1]
- Atomship – alternative metal band (Ocean Springs)[2]
- Bass Drum of Death – garage / punk rock band (Oxford)[3]
- Beanland – jam band (Oxford)[4]
- The Blackwood Brothers – gospel singers (Choctaw County)[5]
- Blue Mountain – alternative country band (Oxford)[6]
- Cadillac Don & J-Money – rap duo (Crawford)[7]
- The Chambers Brothers – soul music group (Carthage)[8]
- Colour Revolt – indie rock band (Oxford)[9]
- David and the Giants – Christian rock band (Laurel)[10]
- Five Blind Boys of Mississippi – gospel singers (Piney Woods)[11]
- Joe Frank and the Knights – garage rock band (Leland)[12]
- Jonezetta – rock band (Clinton)[13]
- Kudzu Kings – alternative country music band (Oxford)[14]
- Mississippi Mass Choir – gospel choir (Jackson)[15]
- North Mississippi Allstars – blues-rock, jam band (Hernando)[16]
- Seeker & Servant – worship music (Jackson)[17]
- Rae Sremmurd – hip hop group (Tupelo)[18]
- Saving Abel – rock band (Corinth)[19]
- Wavorly – Christian rock band (Tupelo)[20]
- The Weeks – indie rock band (Florence)[21]
- Young Buffalo – indie rock band (Oxford)[22]
Musicians
A–C
- John Luther Adams (born 1953) – composer of music inspired by nature (Meridian)[23]
- Woodrow Adams (1917–1988) – blues musician (Tchula)[24]
- Tommy Aldridge (born 1950) – drummer for Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake (Jackson)[25]
- Charlie Allen (1908–1972) – jazz trumpeter (Jackson)[26]
- Mose Allison (1927–2016) – jazz musician (near Tippo, Tallahatchie County)[27]
- Robert Anderson (1919–1995) – gospel singer-composer and pianist (Anguilla)[28]
- Steve Azar (born 1964) – country singer (Greenville)[29]
- Glen Ballard (born 1953) – songwriter and record producer (Natchez)[30]
- Tommy Bankhead (1931–2000) – blues musician (Lake Cormorant)[31]
- Willie Banks (1929–1993) – gospel singer and songwriter (Raymond)[32]
- David Banner (born 1973) – rapper and producer (Brookhaven)[33]
- Matt Barlow (born 1970) – lead singer of the metal band Iced Earth (Biloxi)[34]
- Prentiss Barnes (1925–2006) – rhythm and blues singer (Magnolia)[35]
- Lance Bass (born 1979) – member of pop group 'N Sync (Laurel)[36]
- Jeff Bates (born 1963) – country music singer-songwriter (Bunker Hill)[37]
- Robert Belfour (1940–2015) – blues musician (Red Banks, Mississippi)[38]
- Carey Bell (1936–2007) – Chicago blues harmonica player (Macon)[39]
- Big Time Sarah (1953–2015) – blues singer (Coldwater)[40]
- James Blackwood (1919–2002) – one of The Blackwood Brothers (near Ackerman)[41]
- Blind Mississippi Morris (born 1955) – blues artist (Clarksdale)[42]
- Lucille Bogan (1897–1948) – blues singer (Amory)[43]
- Houston Boines (1918–1970) – blues singer and harmonicist (Hazlehurst)[44]
- Charley Booker (1925–1989) – blues singer and guitarist (Moorhead)[45]
- Eddie Boyd (1914–1994) – blues musician (Clarksdale)[46]
- Ishmon Bracey (1889–1970) – blues guitarist and singer (Bayram)[47]
- Bobby Bradford (born 1934) – jazz musician and composer (Cleveland)[48]
- Jan Bradley (born 1943) – soul singer (Byhalia)[49]
- Delaney Bramlett (1939–2008) – singer-songwriter (Pontotoc)[50]
- Jackie Brenston (1930–1979) – R&B singer and saxophonist (Clarksdale)[51]
- Big Bill Broonzy (1898–1958) – blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (Scott)[52]
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown (1932–1984) – percussionist (Clarksdale)[53]
- Willie Brown (1900–1952) – delta blues guitarist and singer (Shelby)[54]
- Jimmy Buffett (1946–2023) – multi-genre singer-songwriter (Pascagoula)[55]
- R. L. Burnside (1926–2005) – blues singer-songwriter (Harmontown)[56]
- Jerry Butler (born 1939) – soul singer-songwriter (Sunflower)[57]
- G. C. Cameron (born 1945) – soul and R&B singer (Jackson)[58]
- Choker Campbell (1916–1993) – soul saxophonist and bandleader (Shelby)[59]
- Ace Cannon (1934–2018) – tenor and alto saxophonist (Grenada)[60]
- Gus Cannon (1883–1979) – jug band musician (Red Banks)[61]
- Bo Carter (1893–1964) – blues singer (Bolton)[62]
- Johnny Carver (born 1940) – country singer (near Jackson)[63]
- Sam Chatmon (1897–1983) – blues singer; brother of Bo Carter (Bolton)[64]
- Otis Clay (1942–2016) – R&B and soul musician (Waxhaw)[65]
- Chalmers Clifton (1889–1966) – conductor and composer (Jackson)[66]
- Odia Coates (1942–1991) – pop singer (Vicksburg)[67]
- Hank Cochran (1935–2010) – country music singer-songwriter (Isola)[68]
- Bill Coday (1942–2008) – soul singer (Coldwater)[69]
- Phil Cohran (1927–2017) – jazz musician (Oxford)[70]
- Mike Compton (born 1956) – bluegrass mandolin player (Meridian)[71]
- Sam Cooke (1931–1964) – gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer (Clarksdale)[72]
- James Cotton (1935–2017) – blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter (Tunica)[73]
- Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1905–1974) – delta blues singer and guitarist (Forest)[74]
- George Cummings (born 1938) – guitarist and songwriter (Meridian)[75]
D–G
- Olu Dara (born 1941) – jazz musician (Natchez)[76]
- Lester Davenport (1932–2009) – blues harmonica player and singer (Tchula)[77]
- Little Sammy Davis (1928–2018) – blues harmonica, guitar, singer (Winona)[78]
- Paul Davis (1948–2008) – singer-songwriter (Meridian)[79]
- Walter Davis (1911/2–1963) – blues musician and songwriter (Grenada)[80]
- Jimmy Dawkins (1936–2013) – blues guitarist and singer (Tchula)[81]
- Dear Silas (born 1986) – hip-hop rapper and singer (Jackson)[82]
- Mattie Delaney (c. 1905 – fl. 1930) – blues singer and guitarist (near Goodman).[83]
- Al Denson (born 1960) – contemporary Christian artist (Starkville)[84]
- Bo Diddley (1928–2008) – rock & roll/R&B singer-songwriter (McComb)[85]
- Diplo (born 1978) – electronic dance music DJ and producer (Tupelo)[86]
- Willie Dixon (1915–1992) – blues bassist, singer-songwriter record producer (Vicksburg)[87]
- Marshall Drew (born 1984) – folk rock singer-songwriter (Clarksdale)[88]
- Judy Dunaway (born 1964) – avant-garde composer, free improvisor, conceptual sound artist (Mississippi)[89]
- Omar Kent Dykes (born 1950) – blues guitarist and singer (McComb)[90]
- David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915–2011) – delta blues musician (Shaw)[91]
- Meredith Edwards (born 1984) – country singer (Clinton)[92]
- Robert "Big Mojo" Elem (1928–1997) – blues bassist and singer (Itta Bena)[93]
- Ruby Elzy (1908–1943) – opera singer (Pontotoc)[94]
- Lehman Engel (1910–1982) – composer and conductor (Jackson)[95]
- Chris Ethridge (1947–2012) – country rock musician, songwriter (Meridian)[96]
- Shelly Fairchild (born 1977) – country musician (Clinton)[97]
- Nancy Plummer Faxon (1914–2005) – organist and composer (Jackson)[98]
- Charlie Feathers (1932–1998) – (Holly Springs)[99]
- Steve Forbert (born 1954) – pop music singer-songwriter (Meridian)[100]
- Lee Garrett (born 1943) – R&B singer and songwriter (Mississippi)[101]
- Bobbie Gentry (born 1944) – singer-songwriter (near Woodland)[102]
- Mickey Gilley (1936–2022) – country singer and musician (Natchez)[103]
- Boyd Gilmore (1905 or 1910–1976) – blues musician (either near Inverness, Mississippi, in 1905,[104] or in 1910 in Belzoni, Mississippi)[105]
- Al Goodman (1943–2010) – R&B/soul singer (Jackson)[106]
- Mark Gray (1952–2016) – country music singer and keyboardist (Vicksburg)[107]
- Garland Green (born 1942) – soul singer and pianist (Dunleith)[108]
- Lloyd Green (born 1937) – country music steel guitarist (Leaf)[109]
- Elizabeth Greenfield (c. 1820–1876) – concert singer; known as "The Black Swan"; born in slavery in Natchez[110]
H–K
- Richard "Hacksaw" Harney (1902–1973) – blues guitarist and pianist (Money)[111]
- Bill Harvey (1918–1964) – bandleader (Winona)[112]
- Ted Hawkins (1936–1995) – singer-songwriter (Biloxi)[113]
- Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923–2006) – blues musician (near Como)[114]
- Sid Hemphill (1876–1963) – blues musician and string bandleader (Panola County)[115]
- Michael Henderson (1951–2022) – R&B bass guitarist and singer (Yazoo City)[116]
- Caroline Herring (born 1969) – bluegrass musician (Canton)[117]
- Faith Hill (born 1967) – country/pop singer (Ridgeland)[118]
- Kim Hill (born 1963) – Christian singer-songwriter (Starkville)[119]
- King Solomon Hill (1897–19400) – blues musician (McComb)[120]
- Rosa Lee Hill (1910–1968) – blues musician (Como)[121]
- Ernie Hines (born 1938) – soul musician (Jackson)[122]
- Milt Hinton (1910–2000) – jazz double bassist (Vicksburg)[123]
- Eddie Hodges (born 1947) – actor, singer, producer (Hattiesburg)[124]
- Jimmy "Duck" Holmes (born 1947) – blues musician and Blue Front Cafe proprietor (Yazoo County)[125]
- John Lee Hooker (1917–2001) – blues singer-songwriter and blues guitarist (Tutwiler)[126]
- Big Walter Horton (1917–1981) – blues harmonica player (Horn Lake)[127]
- Son House (1902–1988) – blues singer and guitarist (Lyon)[128]
- Randy Houser (born 1975) – country music artist (Lake)[129]
- Thelma Houston (born 1943) – R&B singer-songwriter (Leland)[130]
- Guy Hovis (born 1941) – big band singer (Tupelo)[131]
- Howlin' Wolf (1910–1976) – blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player (West Point)[132]
- Cary Hudson – lead singer and guitarist for alternative country band Blue Mountain (Sumrall)[133]
- Mississippi John Hurt (c. 1893–1966) – country blues singer and guitarist (Teoc)[134]
- Clifton Hyde (born 1976) – multi-instrumentalist and producer (Hattiesburg)[135]
- Carl Jackson (born 1953) – country and bluegrass musician (Louisville)[136]
- Cordell Jackson (1923–2004) – rockabilly guitarist, producer (Pontotoc)[137]
- George Jackson (1945–2013) – blues and soul singer (Indianola)[138]
- Elmore James (1918–1963) – blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (Richland)[139]
- Skip James (1902–1969) – delta blues guitarist, pianist, singer-songwriter (Bentonia)[140]
- Jimi Jamison (1951–2014) – singer-songwriter (Durant)[141]
- Roosevelt Jamison (1936–2013) – songwriter, publicist (Olive Branch)[142]
- Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (born 1944) – drummer in The Allman Brothers Band (Ocean Springs)[143]
- Big Jack Johnson (1940–2011) – blues musician (Lambert)[144]
- Jimmy Johnson (1928–2022) – blues guitarist and singer (Holly Springs)[145]
- Robert Johnson (1911–1938) – delta blues musician (Hazlehurst)[146]
- Syl Johnson (1936–2022) – blues and soul singer (near Holly Springs)[147]
- Tommy Johnson (1896–1956) – blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (Terry)[148]
- Willie Johnson (1923–1995) – electric blues guitarist (Senatobia)[149]
- Margie Joseph (born 1950) – R&B and soul singer (Gautier)[150]
- Junior Kimbrough (1930–1998) – blues artist (Hudsonville)[151]
- Albert King (1923–1992) – blues guitarist and singer (Indianola)[152]
- B. B. King (1925–2015) – blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (near Berclair)[153]
- Little Freddie King (born 1940) – delta blues guitarist (McComb)[154]
- Fern Kinney (born 1949) – rhythm & blues and disco music entertainer (Jackson)[155]
- J. Fred Knobloch (born 1953) – country singer-songwriter (Jackson)[156]
- Big K.R.I.T. (born 1986) – hip-hop artist (Meridian)[157]
L–M
- Skylar Laine (born 1994) – country music singer; American Idol finalist (Brandon)[158]
- Sonny Landreth (born 1951) – blues musician and slide guitar player (Canton)[159]
- Denise LaSalle (1934–2018) – blues and contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer (near Sidon)[160]
- Rick Lawson (born 1973) – soul and R&B singer (Raymond)[161]
- Lafayette Leake (1919–1990) – blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer (Winona)[162]
- Chris LeDoux (1948–2005) – country music singer-songwriter (Biloxi)[163]
- Floyd Lee (1933–2020) – blues musician and founding member of Music Under New York (Lamar)[164]
- Mylon LeFevre (1944–2023) – gospel and Christian rock singer (Gulfport)[165]
- J. B. Lenoir (1929–1967) – blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (Monticello)[166]
- Robert "Squirrel" Lester (1942–2010) – second tenor of The Chi-Lites (McComb)[167]
- Willie Lofton (1897–1956 or 1962) – delta blues musician (Copiah County)[168]
- Bobby Lounge (born 1950) – singer-songwriter (McComb)[169]
- Willie Love (1906–1953) – blues pianist (Duncan)[170]
- Dent May (born 1985) – musician (Jackson)[171]
- Tommy McClennan (1908–c. 1962) – delta blues singer and guitarist (Durant)[172]
- George McConnell – rock guitarist (Vicksburg)[173]
- Kansas Joe McCoy (1905–1950) – blues musician and songwriter (Raymond)[174]
- Papa Charlie McCoy (1909–1950) – delta blues musician and songwriter (Jackson)[175]
- Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904–1972) – blues musician and songwriter (Born in Rossville, Tennessee, resided in Como)[176]
- L. C. McKinley (1918–1970) – Chicago blues guitarist, singer (Winona)[177]
- Hayes McMullan (1902–1986) – blues musician (either New Hope or Murphreesboro)[178]
- Scott McQuaig (1959) – country music singer and songwriter (Meridian)[179]
- Mulgrew Miller (1955–2013) – jazz pianist (Greenwood)[180]
- Little Milton (1934–2005) – blues and soul vocalist and guitarist (Inverness)[181]
- Mississippi Matilda (1914–1978) – blues singer (Hattiesburg)[182]
- Mississippi Slim (1923–1973) – country singer and guitarist (Smithville)[183]
- Willie Mitchell (1928–2010) – popular music trumpeter, bandleader and record producer (Ashland)[184]
- Monteco (born 1978), R&B singer (Mississippi)[185]
- Dorothy Moore (born 1946) – pop, R&B, gospel singer (Jackson)[186]
- Johnny B. Moore (born 1950) – blues singer and guitarist (Clarksdale)[187]
- Jasmine Murray (born 1992) – singer and beauty pageant titleholder; finalist, 8th season, American Idol (2009) (Columbus)[188]
- Charlie Musselwhite (born 1944) – blues-harp player and bandleader (Kosciusko)[189]
- Sam Myers (1936–2006) – blues musician, harmonica player, and songwriter (Laurel)[190]
N–S
- Sonny Boy Nelson (1908–1998) – blues multi-instrumentalist (Utica)[191]
- Brandy Norwood (born 1979) – R&B singer-songwriter/record producer (McComb)[192]
- Willie Norwood (born 1955) – gospel singer (McComb)[193]
- Maty Noyes (born 1997) – pop singer (Corinth)[194]
- Alexander O'Neal (born 1953) – soul singer (Natchez)[195]
- Paul Overstreet (born 1955) – country music singer-songwriter (Vancleave)[196]
- Ginny Owens (born 1975) – contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter (Jackson)[197]
- Jack Owens (1904–1997) – blues singer (Bentonia)[198]
- Junior Parker (1932–1971) – Memphis blues singer and musician (near Bobo)[199]
- Michael Passons (born 1965) – founding member of the Christian band Avalon (Yazoo City)[200]
- Bertha Lee Pate (1902–1975) – blues singer (common-law wife of Charley Patton (as below) (Lula)[201]
- Charley Patton (1891–1934) – delta blues musician and songwriter (near Edwards)[202]
- Dion Payton (1950–2021) – blues guitarist and singer (Greenwood)[203]
- Pinetop Perkins (1913–2011) – delta blues and boogie-woogie pianist (Belzoni)[204]
- Robert Petway (born c. 1903, date of death unknown) – blues singer and guitarist (probably Itta Bena)[205]
- Robert Powell (1932–2025) – composer, organist, choir director (Benoit)[206]
- Elvis Presley (1935–1977) – multi-genre musician (Tupelo)[207]
- Leontyne Price (born 1927) – opera singer (Laurel)[208]
- Charley Pride (1934–2020) – country music singer (Sledge)[209]
- John Primer (born 1945) – blues singer and guitarist (Camden).[210]
- Ray J (born 1981) – contemporary R&B and hip hop singer/record producer (McComb)[211]
- Jimmy Reed (1925–1976) – blues singer and musician (Dunleith)[212]
- La'Porsha Renae (born 1993) – musician (McComb)[213]
- Del Rendon (1965–2005) – singer/songwriter (Starkville)[214]
- Mack Rice (1933–2016) – songwriter (Clarksdale)[215]
- LeAnn Rimes (born 1982) – country and pop singer (Jackson)[216]
- Jamal Roberts (born 1997) – winner of American Idol season 23 (Meridian)[217]
- Fenton Robinson (1935–1997) – blues musician (Greenwood)[218]
- Andy Rodgers (1922–2004) – blues harmonicist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter (Liberty)[219]
- Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933) – country singer (Meridian)[220]
- Jimmy Rogers (1924–1997) – blues singer and guitarist (near Ruleville)[221]
- Doctor Ross (1925–1993) – blues harmonica player (Tunica)[222]
- David Ruffin (1941–1991) – former lead singer of The Temptations (Whynot)[223]
- Jimmy Ruffin (1939–2014) – soul and R&B singer (Collinsville)[224]
- Otis Rush (1935–2018) – blues musician (Philadelphia)[225]
- Oliver Sain (1932–2003) – saxophonist, drummer, songwriter, record producer (Dundee)[226]
- Magic Sam (1937–1969) – Chicago blues and soul blues musician (Grenada County)[227]
- Johnny Seay (1940–2016) – country singer (Gulfport)[228]
- Toni Seawright (born 1964) – singer-songwriter (Pascagoula)[229]
- J.D. Short (1902–1962) – blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist (Port Gibson)[230]
- Jumpin' Gene Simmons (1933–2006) – rockabilly singer (Tupelo)[231]
- Henry "Son" Sims (1890–1958) – blues fiddler (Anguilla)[232]
- Henry Sloan (1870–probably 1948) – blues guitarist (Hinds County)[233]
- Byther Smith (1932–2021) – blues musician (Monticello)[234]
- Otis Spann (1930–1970) – blues musician (Belzoni)[235]
- Britney Spears (born 1981) – pop singer (McComb)[236]
- Judson Spence (born 1965) – songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Pascagoula)[237]
- Houston Stackhouse (1910–1980) – delta blues guitarist and singer (Wesson)[238]
- Roebuck "Pop" Staples (1914–2000) – founder of The Staple Singers (near Winona)[239]
- Rogers Stevens (born 1970) – guitarist for the band Blind Melon (West Point)[240]
- Lisa Stewart (born 1968) – country musician (Louisville)[241]
- William Grant Still (1895–1978) – classical composer (Woodville)[242]
- Barrett Strong (1941–2023) – singer-songwriter (West Point)[243]
- Marty Stuart (born 1958) – country music singer (Philadelphia)[244]
- Hubert Sumlin (1931–2011) – blues musician (Greenwood)[245]
- Deanna Summers (1940–2017) – songwriter (New Albany)[246]
- Sunnyland Slim (1906–1995) – blues pianist (near Vance)[247]
T–Z
- Ty Tabor (born 1961) – guitarist, singer-songwriter for rock band King's X (Pearl)[248]
- Eddie Taylor (1923–1985) – blues guitarist and singer (Benoit)[249]
- Hound Dog Taylor (1915–1975) – blues guitarist and singer (Natchez)[250]
- Melvin Taylor (born 1959) – blues musician (Jackson).[251]
- Johnny Temple (1906–1968) – blues guitarist and singer (Canton)[252]
- Ernie Terrell (1939–2014) – boxer, singer and record producer (Inverness)[253]
- Jean Terrell (born 1944) – R&B and jazz singer (Belzoni)[254]
- James Thomas (1926–1993) – blues musician (Eden)[255]
- Rufus Thomas (1917–2001) – R&B, funk, soul singer (Cayce)[256]
- Shardé Thomas (born 1990) – Fife player in the vanishing American fife and drum blues tradition (Coldwater)[257]
- Lil' Dave Thompson (1969–2010) – blues singer and guitarist (Jackson)[258]
- Todd Tilghman (born 1978) – gospel singer (Meridian)[259]
- T-Model Ford (1923–2013) – blues musician (Forest)[260]
- Ike Turner (1931–2007) – multi-genre musician, record producer (Clarksdale)[261]
- Conway Twitty (1933–1993) – country singer-songwriter (Friars Point)[262]
- L. C. Ulmer (1928–2016) – delta blues (Stringer)[263]
- Bobby V (born 1980) – singer-songwriter (Jackson)[264]
- Mose Vinson (1917–2002) – boogie-woogie, blues and jazz pianist and singer (Holly Springs)[265]
- Freddie Waits (1943–1989) – hard bop and post-bop drummer (Jackson)[266]
- Wee Willie Walker (1941–2019) – soul and blues singer (Hernando)[267]
- Travis Wammack (born 1946) – rock and roll guitarist (Walnut)[268]
- Walter Ward (1940–2006) – R&B singer; lead vocalist of The Olympics (Jackson)[269]
- Muddy Waters (1913–1983) – electric blues and Chicago blues musician (Jug's Corner, Issaquena County, Mississippi)[270]
- Jim Weatherly (1943–2021) – country and pop singer-songwriter (Pontotoc)[271]
- Carl Weathersby (1953–2024) – blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter (Jackson)[272]
- Boogie Bill Webb (1924–1990) – blues guitarist and singer (Jackson)[273]
- Leo Welch (1932–2017) – gospel blues singer and guitarist (Sabougla)[274]
- Bukka White (1909–1977) – Delta blues guitarist and singer (Houston)[275]
- Carson Whitsett (1945–2007) – keyboardist, arranger, and songwriter (Jackson)[276]
- Tim Whitsett (1943–2022) – band leader, songwriter, producer, publisher (Jackson)[277]
- Webb Wilder (born 1954) – country/surf music/rock & roll musician (Hattiesburg)[278]
- Robert Wilkins (1896–1987) – blues guitarist and vocalist (Hernando)[279]
- Big Joe Williams (1903–1982) – delta blues musician and songwriter (near to Crawford)[280]
- Hayley Williams (born 1988) – pop punk and alternative rock singer-songwriter (Meridian)[281]
- Lee Williams (1946–2021) – gospel musician (Tupelo, Mississippi)[282]
- Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912–1965) – blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter (Money)[283]
- Eddie Willis (1936–2018) – electric guitarist (Grenada)[284]
- Al Wilson (1939–2008) – singer and drummer (Meridian)[285]
- Cassandra Wilson (born 1955) – jazz singer-songwriter (Jackson)[286]
- Elder Roma Wilson (1910–2018) – harmonica player (Blue Springs)[287]
- Mary Wilson (1944–2021) – singer and founding member of The Supremes (Greenville)[288]
- Andrew Wood (1966–1990) – singer-songwriter and front man for Seattle-area bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone (Columbus)[289]
- Johnny Woods (1917–1990) – blues singer and harmonica player (Looxahoma).[290]
- Charlie Worsham (born 1985) – country singer-songwriter (Grenada)[291]
- Tammy Wynette (1942–1998) – country music singer-songwriter (Tremont)[292]
- Lester Young (1909–1959) – jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist (Woodville)[293]
- Zora Young (born 1948) – blues singer (West Point)[294]
See also
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