Mural in tribute to Vicksburg 
Blues Legend WILLIE DIXON
1915-1992
Dixon, blues composer extraodinaire, also produced, arranged, sang and played bass.  Among his hundreds of compositions are the classics "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "Spoonful", "My Babe", "You Need Love", "Evll", and "Wang Dang Doodle".  www.riverfrontmurals.com

 

 

 "Look Around Mississippi: Vicksburg Blues"

Walt Grayson, WLBT-TV
"The Blues Are Back" says Walt.  Just after dark, the cars start claiming the precious parking places at L.D.'s Kitchen by the river front, just across from the Murals in downtown Vicksburg.  People are coming here to hear live blues.  The free crawfish buffet at intermission might be a draw, too.  But it's the music that's the pied piper.  Live blues in clubs and juke joints was once as common as cotton in Mississippi, it was everywhere. Now, there’s a revival of live music going on in Vicksburg.  
(Full Story)

"The Blues Scene 2008 - Vicksburg"
Earnest McBride, Jackson Advocate
The music scene is on the verge of revival there, thanks to the combined efforts of the Central Mississippi Blues Society and Larry D. Prentiss, the sole proprietor of his now thriving club LD’s Kitchen along the highly-prized Vicksburg waterfront.
(Full Story from the Jackson Advocate)