Mississippi Writers and Musicians

A project of Starkville High School

Mississippi Writers Many twentieth-century writers have spent a major part of their lives in the state of Mississippi. Some of the writers are world famous, while others are up-and-coming authors with a first novel that is getting much attention. Others are poets, short story writers, dramatists, essayists, or writers of historical novels or memoirs. Many have had movies made based on their work. All have contributed to the literary and cultural heritage of Mississippi. This web site provides up-to-date information about these writers as researched by the students of Starkville High School in Starkville, Mississippi.
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John Grisham and Brad Watson appear at the Southern Literary Festival in April, 1997.	SHS teacher Nancy Jacobs talks with Mississippi author Louisa Dixon, October, 1998.

Mississippi Musicians

In addition, Mississippi has a unique musical heritage. The students at Starkville High School have researched musicians native to Mississippi or who have spent a significant part of their lives in the state of Mississippi and included them here. Their music may be blues, country, classical, gospel, rock 'n roll, rhythm and blues, or popular

Chris and Law of Nature, photo by Jacobs (SHS)
Chris Konnecker (right), student at Starkville High School, interviews the musical group Law of Nature during their visit to his English class.

Some of the many Starkville High School students who have worked on this project are shown (right) and include Chris Wade, student technology assistant; (seated, from left), Tiawann Moore, William Cloutman, Dana Lance, Sarah Ward, Rebecca Easley and Adam Murrah. The Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame in Jackson, Mississippi, has adopted this student web site as its official web site.

Go to Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame in Jackson, Mississippi
     Go to Blues Directory of Mississippi Musicians and Music by Jim Brewer
     Go to Jazz Directory of Mississippi Musicians and Musicby Jim Brewer
     Go to Country Music Directory of Mississippians by Jim Brewer

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Comments about this project may be mailed to Nancy N. Jacobs, English Department, Starkville High School, MS, at nnj1@ra.msstate.edu

Server originally provided by Dr. Dan Brook and Tristatenet at Mississippi State University. Project was supported in its beginning stages by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.