Blind Mississippi Morris

Blind Mississippi Morris
Blind Mississippi Morris on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee
Background information
Birth name	Morris Cummings
Born	April 6, 1955 (1955-04-06) (age 56) Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
Genres	Blues
Occupations	Musician, singer
Instruments	Vocals, harmonica, guitar
Years active	Late 1970s–present
Labels	Icehouse Records
Website	Official website

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

Cummings lost his sight at the age of four, but that did not stop him from learning the blues. Morris has become a popular blues act on Beale Street. Morris and his band, the Pocket Rockets, are known as the "real deal from Beale". Morris has a talented lineage. His cousins, Robert and Mary Diggs, led the Memphis Sheiks, and his aunt, Mary Tanner, played with the Harps of Melody. Morris is also a cousin of the late Willie Dixon.

Morris is the very embodiment of the Delta bluesman. He has been called a new disciple of the Delta blues, he was rated one of the 10 best harmonica players in the world by Bluzharp magazine. He has performed with musicians such as B. B. King, Rufus Thomas, Muddy Waters, David Porter and many other Memphis, Tennessee artists.

See also

• List of blues musicians

References

1. ^ Urgo, Joseph R.; Abadie, Ann J. (2007). Faulkner's inheritance: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha, 2005. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 68–. ISBN 9781578069538. http://books.google.com/books?id=FVFi6H5seskC&pg=PA68. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 

External links

• Blind Mississippi Morris - Icehouse Records
• Blind Mississippi Morris - You Know I Like That CD
• Blind Mississippi Morris - IMDB Filmography
• Memphis Rock & Soul Museum
• Short bio/doc on Blind Mississippi Morris

Persondata
Name	Morris, Blind Mississippi
Alternative names
Short description	American blues musician
Date of birth	April 6, 1955
Place of birth	Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
Date of death
Place of death