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Which famous blues musician wrote a song about the State that Will Robie grew up in?

a) Van Morrison
b) Muddy Waters
c) Eric Clapton

(Will Robie grew up in Mississippi. I can't find a song by any of the three directly about Mississippi)

diddlydoop

Is it Mississippi Delta Blues by Muddy Waters?

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diddlydoop wrote: »

Is it Mississippi Delta Blues by Muddy Waters?

Muddy Waters was from Mississippi and played the style of music called Mississippi Delta Blues and more famously Chicago Blues. The song called "Mississippi Delta Blues" was written by Jimmie Rodgers.

One-Eye

My Head's In Mississippi by ZZ Top
Mississippi Queen by Mountain
Down In Mississippi by Sugarland
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I by Ella Fitzgerald
Mississippi Kid by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mississippi by Afroman
Mississippi by David Nail
Mississippi Girl by Faith Hill
Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man by Conway Twitty
Mississippi by Bob Dylan
The Mississippi Squirrel Revival by Ray Stevens
Mississippi by Train
Mississippi's Crying by Margaret Durante
Mississippi by Charlie Daniels Band
Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone
Mississippi by Sheryl Crow
Aberdeen Mississippi by Bukka White
Mississippi by Dixie Chicks
Oh Mississippi by Lissie
Mississippi by Paula Cole
Mississippi Moonshine by Jamie Davis
Mississippi by Colt Ford
Mississippi by theMcCools
Mississippi by Red Foley

Mildura

My guess is Eric Clapton. He sings about going to Rosedale (a city in Mississippi) in his song crossroads.

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Mildura wrote: »

My guess is Eric Clapton. He sings about going to Rosedale (a city in Mississippi) in his song crossroads.

This song was written in 1936 by Robert Johnson as Cross Road Blues. The Clapton/Cream version also incorporates a verse from another Robert Johnson song - Travelling Riverside Blues. Crossroads is always credited to Johnson.

Another track that may cause confusion is Van Morrisons "Tupelo Honey". Tupelo is a city in Mississippi (where Elvis was born) but the song is about the Honey from the Tupelo trees grown in Northern Florida

thekiwibex

Thanks for everyone's work trying to figure this one out.

Anyone have any more thoughts? What answer did people go for in the end?

claire21

Bumping for more advice

winterpark22

Found this on hotukdeals

Which famous blues musician wrote a song about the State that Will Robie grew up in?
ANSWER: Muddy Waters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddy_Waters
Muddy Waters grew up on Stovall Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi

LizB62

winterpark22 wrote: »

Found this on hotukdeals

Which famous blues musician wrote a song about the State that Will Robie grew up in?
ANSWER: Muddy Waters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddy_Waters
Muddy Waters grew up on Stovall Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi

I'm not sure that helps - did Muddy Waters write a song about Mississippi (as that's what the question is, not who was born in Mississippi?)

I've gone with Van Morrison just in case whoever set the question assumes that Tupelo Honey is about Tupelo in Mississippi (not scientific I know, but I couldn't find a better answer !)

timmmers

Muddy Waters is the blues musician there, the other two aren't.