Key figures in the Mississippi Blues Trail project, which was aided by UMKC’s Marr Sound Archives, stand near the Tutwiler Blues Trail marker. From left are Tutwiler Mayor Genether Miller-Spurlock; Blues Trail research chairman Jim O’Neal; rock superstar Robert Plant; former Tutwiler Mayor Robert Grayson; and state Sen. David Jordan. Photo by Panny Flautt Mayfield.
Key figures in the Tutwiler Blues Trail dedication who unveiled the marker following their platform talks on the depot foundation site where W. C. Handy first heard blues in 1903 are (from left) Tutwiler Mayor Genether Miller-Spurlock; Blues Trail research chairman Jim OâNeal; rock superstar Robert Plant from the U.K.; former Tutwiler Mayor Robert Grayson; and state Sen. David Jordan, D-Greenwood). Taken at the Nov. 25 W. C. Handy Blues Trail Mark unveiling in Tutwiler with Robert Plant who spoke at the event and also sponsored the project. You are welcome to use the photographs with my photo credit:
Photos by Panny Flautt Mayfield
Press release from Panny Mayfield, Tutwiler Blues Marker unveiling 11/25/09
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