List of musicians from Mississippi

This is a list of musical groups or organizations as well as musicians from the American state of Mississippi.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

Musical groups or organizations

• 3 Doors Down – rock band (Escatawpa) ^[1]
• Atomship – alternative metal band (Ocean Springs) ^[2]
• Bass Drum of Death – garage / punk rock band (Oxford) ^[3]
• Beanland – jam band (Oxford) ^[4]
• The Blackwood Brothers – gospel singers (Choctaw County) ^[5]
• Blue Mountain – alternative country band (Oxford) ^[6]
• Cadillac Don & J-Money – rap duo (Crawford) ^[7]
• The Chambers Brothers – soul music group (Carthage) ^[8]
• Colour Revolt – indie rock band (Oxford) ^[9]
• David and the Giants – Christian rock band (Laurel) ^[10]
• Five Blind Boys of Mississippi – gospel singers (Piney Woods) ^[11]
• Joe Frank and the Knights – garage rock band (Leland) ^[12]
• Jonezetta – rock band (Clinton) ^[13]
• Kudzu Kings – alternative country music band (Oxford) ^[14]
• Mississippi Mass Choir – gospel choir (Jackson) ^[15]
• North Mississippi Allstars – blues-rock, jam band (Hernando) ^[16]
• Rae Sremmurd – hip hop group (Tupelo) ^[17]
• Saving Abel – rock band (Corinth) ^[18]
• Wavorly – Christian rock band (Tupelo) ^[19]
• The Weeks – indie rock band (Florence) ^[20]
• Young Buffalo – indie rock band (Oxford) ^[21]

Musicians

A–C

• John Luther Adams (born 1953) – composer of music inspired by nature (Meridian) ^[22]
• Woodrow Adams (1917–1988) – blues musician (Tchula) ^[23]
• Tommy Aldridge (born 1950) – drummer for Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake (Jackson) ^[24]
• Charlie Allen (1908–1972) – jazz trumpeter (Jackson) ^[25]
• Mose Allison (1927–2016) – jazz musician (near Tippo, Tallahatchie County) ^[26]
• Robert Anderson (1919–1995) – gospel singer-composer and pianist (Anguilla) ^[27]
• Steve Azar (born 1964) – country singer (Greenville) ^[28]
• Glen Ballard (born 1953) – songwriter and record producer (Natchez) ^[29]
• Tommy Bankhead (1931–2000) – blues musician (Lake Cormorant) ^[30]
• Willie Banks (1929–1993) – gospel singer and songwriter (Raymond) ^[31]
• David Banner (born 1973) – rapper and producer (Brookhaven) ^[32]
• Matt Barlow (born 1970) – lead singer of the metal band Iced Earth (Biloxi) ^[33]
• Prentiss Barnes (1925–2006) – rhythm and blues singer (Magnolia) ^[34]
• Lance Bass (born 1979) – member of pop group 'N Sync (Laurel) ^[35]
• Jeff Bates (born 1963) – country music singer-songwriter (Bunker Hill) ^[36]
• Robert Belfour (1940–2015) – blues musician (Red Banks, Mississippi) ^[37]
• Carey Bell (1936–2007) – Chicago blues harmonica player (Macon) ^[38]
• Big Time Sarah (1953–2015) – blues singer (Coldwater) ^[39]
• James Blackwood (1919–2002) – one of The Blackwood Brothers (near Ackerman) ^[40]
• Blind Mississippi Morris (born 1955) – blues artist (Clarksdale) ^[41]
• Lucille Bogan (1897–1948) – blues singer (Amory) ^[42]
• Houston Boines (1918–1970) – blues singer and harmonicist (Hazlehurst) ^[43]
• Charley Booker (1925–1989) – blues singer and guitarist (Moorhead) ^[44]
• Eddie Boyd (1914–1994) – blues musician (Clarksdale) ^[45]
• Ishmon Bracey (1889–1970) – blues guitarist and singer (Bayram) ^[46]
• Bobby Bradford (born 1934) – jazz musician and composer (Cleveland) ^[47]
• Jan Bradley (born 1943) – soul singer (Byhalia) ^[48]
• Delaney Bramlett (1939–2008) – singer-songwriter (Pontotoc) ^[49]
• Jackie Brenston (1930–1979) – R&B singer and saxophonist (Clarksdale) ^[50]
• Big Bill Broonzy (1898–1958) – blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (Scott) ^[51]
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown (1932–1984) – percussionist (Clarksdale) ^[52]
• Willie Brown (1900–1952) – delta blues guitarist and singer (Shelby) ^[53]
• Jimmy Buffett (1946–2023) – multi-genre singer-songwriter (Pascagoula) ^[54]
• R. L. Burnside (1926–2005) – blues singer-songwriter (Harmontown) ^[55]
• Jerry Butler (born 1939) – soul singer-songwriter (Sunflower) ^[56]
• G. C. Cameron (born 1945) – soul and R&B singer (Jackson) ^[57]
• Choker Campbell (1916–1993) – soul saxophonist and bandleader (Shelby) ^[58]
• Ace Cannon (1934–2018) – tenor and alto saxophonist (Grenada) ^[59]
• Gus Cannon (1883–1979) – jug band musician (Red Banks) ^[60]
• Bo Carter (1893–1964) – blues singer (Bolton) ^[61]
• Johnny Carver (born 1940) – country singer (near Jackson) ^[62]
• Sam Chatmon (1897–1983) – blues singer; brother of Bo Carter (Bolton) ^[63]
• Otis Clay (1942–2016) – R&B and soul musician (Waxhaw) ^[64]
• Chalmers Clifton (1889–1966) – conductor and composer (Jackson) ^[65]
• Odia Coates (1942–1991) – pop singer (Vicksburg) ^[66]
• Hank Cochran (1935–2010) – country music singer-songwriter (Isola) ^[67]
• Bill Coday (1942–2008) – soul singer (Coldwater) ^[68]
• Phil Cohran (1927–2017) – jazz musician (Oxford) ^[69]
• Mike Compton (born 1956) – bluegrass mandolin player (Meridian) ^[70]
• Sam Cooke (1931–1964) – gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer (Clarksdale) ^[71]
• James Cotton (1935–2017) – blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter (Tunica) ^[72]
• Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1905–1974) – delta blues singer and guitarist (Forest) ^[73]
• George Cummings (born 1938) – guitarist and songwriter (Meridian) ^[74]

D–G

• Olu Dara (born 1941) – jazz musician (Natchez) ^[75]
• Lester Davenport (1932–2009) – blues harmonica player and singer (Tchula) ^[76]
• Little Sammy Davis (1928–2018) – blues harmonica, guitar, singer (Winona) ^[77]
• Paul Davis (1948–2008) – singer-songwriter (Meridian) ^[78]
• Walter Davis (1911/2–1963) – blues musician and songwriter (Grenada) ^[79]
• Jimmy Dawkins (1936–2013) – blues guitarist and singer (Tchula) ^[80]
• Dear Silas (born 1986) – hip-hop rapper and singer (Jackson) ^[81]
• Mattie Delaney (c. 1905 – fl. 1930) – blues singer and guitarist (near Goodman). ^[82]
• Al Denson (born 1960) – contemporary Christian artist (Starkville) ^[83]
• Bo Diddley (1928–2008) – rock & roll/R&B singer-songwriter (McComb) ^[84]
• Diplo (born 1978) – electronic dance music DJ and producer (Tupelo) ^[85]
• Willie Dixon (1915–1992) – blues bassist, singer-songwriter record producer (Vicksburg) ^[86]
• Marshall Drew (born 1984) – folk rock singer-songwriter (Clarksdale) ^[87]
• Judy Dunaway (born 1964) – avant-garde composer, free improvisor, conceptual sound artist (Mississippi) ^[88]
• Omar Kent Dykes (born 1950) – blues guitarist and singer (McComb) ^[89]
• David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915–2011) – delta blues musician (Shaw) ^[90]
• Meredith Edwards (born 1984) – country singer (Clinton) ^[91]
• Robert "Big Mojo" Elem (1928–1997) – blues bassist and singer (Itta Bena) ^[92]
• Ruby Elzy (1908–1943) – opera singer (Pontotoc) ^[93]
• Lehman Engel (1910–1982) – composer and conductor (Jackson) ^[94]
• Chris Ethridge (1947–2012) – country rock musician, songwriter (Meridian) ^[95]
• Shelly Fairchild (born 1977) – country musician (Clinton) ^[96]
• Nancy Plummer Faxon (1914–2005) – organist and composer (Jackson) ^[97]
• Charlie Feathers (1932–1998) – (Holly Springs) ^[98]
• Steve Forbert (born 1954) – pop music singer-songwriter (Meridian) ^[99]
• Lee Garrett (born 1943) – R&B singer and songwriter (Mississippi) ^[100]
• Bobbie Gentry (born 1944) – singer-songwriter (near Woodland) ^[101]
• Mickey Gilley (1936–2022) – country singer and musician (Natchez) ^[102]
• Boyd Gilmore (1905 or 1910–1976) – blues musician (either near Inverness, Mississippi, in 1905, ^[103] or in 1910 in Belzoni, Mississippi) ^[104]
• Al Goodman (1943–2010) – R&B/soul singer (Jackson) ^[105]
• Mark Gray (1952–2016) – country music singer and keyboardist (Vicksburg) ^[106]
• Garland Green (born 1942) – soul singer and pianist (Dunleith) ^[107]
• Lloyd Green (born 1937) – country music steel guitarist (Leaf) ^[108]
• Elizabeth Greenfield (c. 1820–1876) – concert singer; known as "The Black Swan"; born in slavery in Natchez ^[109]

H–K

• Richard "Hacksaw" Harney (1902–1973) – blues guitarist and pianist (Money) ^[110]
• Bill Harvey (1918–1964) – bandleader (Winona) ^[111]
• Ted Hawkins (1936–1995) – singer-songwriter (Biloxi) ^[112]
• Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923–2006) – blues musician (near Como) ^[113]
• Sid Hemphill (1876–1963) – blues musician and string bandleader (Panola County) ^[114]
• Michael Henderson (1951–2022) – R&B bass guitarist and singer (Yazoo City) ^[115]
• Caroline Herring (born 1969) – bluegrass musician (Canton) ^[116]
• Faith Hill (born 1967) – country/pop singer (Ridgeland) ^[117]
• Kim Hill (born 1963) – Christian singer-songwriter (Starkville) ^[118]
• King Solomon Hill (1897–19400) – blues musician (McComb) ^[119]
• Rosa Lee Hill (1910–1968) – blues musician (Como) ^[120]
• Ernie Hines (born 1938) – soul musician (Jackson) ^[121]
• Milt Hinton (1910–2000) – jazz double bassist (Vicksburg) ^[122]
• Eddie Hodges (born 1947) – actor, singer, producer (Hattiesburg) ^[123]
• Jimmy "Duck" Holmes (born 1947) – blues musician and Blue Front Cafe proprietor (Yazoo County) ^[124]
• John Lee Hooker (1917–2001) – blues singer-songwriter and blues guitarist (Tutwiler) ^[125]
• Big Walter Horton (1917–1981) – blues harmonica player (Horn Lake) ^[126]
• Son House (1902–1988) – blues singer and guitarist (Lyon) ^[127]
• Randy Houser (born 1975) – country music artist (Lake) ^[128]
• Thelma Houston (born 1943) – R&B singer-songwriter (Leland) ^[129]
• Guy Hovis (born 1941) – big band singer (Tupelo) ^[130]
• Howlin' Wolf (1910–1976) – blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player (West Point) ^[131]
• Cary Hudson – lead singer and guitarist for alternative country band Blue Mountain (Sumrall) ^[132]
• Mississippi John Hurt (c. 1893–1966) – country blues singer and guitarist (Teoc) ^[133]
• Clifton Hyde (born 1976) – multi-instrumentalist and producer (Hattiesburg) ^[134]
• Carl Jackson (born 1953) – country and bluegrass musician (Louisville) ^[135]
• Cordell Jackson (1923–2004) – rockabilly guitarist, producer (Pontotoc) ^[136]
• George Jackson (1945–2013) – blues and soul singer (Indianola) ^[137]
• Elmore James (1918–1963) – blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (Richland) ^[138]
• Skip James (1902–1969) – delta blues guitarist, pianist, singer-songwriter (Bentonia) ^[139]
• Jimi Jamison (1951–2014) – singer-songwriter (Durant) ^[140]
• Roosevelt Jamison (1936–2013) – songwriter, publicist (Olive Branch) ^[141]
• Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (born 1944) – drummer in The Allman Brothers Band (Ocean Springs) ^[142]
• Big Jack Johnson (1940–2011) – blues musician (Lambert) ^[143]
• Jimmy Johnson (1928–2022) – blues guitarist and singer (Holly Springs) ^[144]
• Robert Johnson (1911–1938) – delta blues musician (Hazlehurst) ^[145]
• Syl Johnson (1936–2022) – blues and soul singer (near Holly Springs) ^[146]
• Tommy Johnson (1896–1956) – blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (Terry) ^[147]
• Willie Johnson (1923–1995) – electric blues guitarist (Senatobia) ^[148]
• Margie Joseph (born 1950) – R&B and soul singer (Gautier) ^[149]
• Junior Kimbrough (1930–1998) – blues artist (Hudsonville) ^[150]
• Albert King (1923–1992) – blues guitarist and singer (Indianola) ^[151]
• B. B. King (1925–2015) – blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (near Berclair) ^[152]
• Little Freddie King (born 1940) – delta blues guitarist (McComb) ^[153]
• Fern Kinney (born 1949) – rhythm & blues and disco music entertainer (Jackson) ^[154]
• J. Fred Knobloch (born 1953) – country singer-songwriter (Jackson) ^[155]
• Big K.R.I.T. (born 1986) – hip-hop artist (Meridian) ^[156]

L–M

• Skylar Laine (born 1994) – country music singer; American Idol finalist (Brandon) ^[157]
• Sonny Landreth (born 1951) – blues musician and slide guitar player (Canton) ^[158]
• Denise LaSalle (1934–2018) – blues and contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer (near Sidon) ^[159]
• Rick Lawson (born 1973) – soul and R&B singer (Raymond) ^[160]
• Lafayette Leake (1919–1990) – blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer (Winona) ^[161]
• Chris LeDoux (1948–2005) – country music singer-songwriter (Biloxi) ^[162]
• Floyd Lee (1933–2020) – blues musician and founding member of Music Under New York (Lamar) ^[163]
• Mylon LeFevre (1944–2023) – gospel and Christian rock singer (Gulfport) ^[164]
• J. B. Lenoir (1929–1967) – blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (Monticello) ^[165]
• Robert "Squirrel" Lester (1942–2010) – second tenor of The Chi-Lites (McComb) ^[166]
• Willie Lofton (1897–1956 or 1962) – delta blues musician (Copiah County) ^[167]
• Bobby Lounge (born 1950) – singer-songwriter (McComb) ^[168]
• Willie Love (1906–1953) – blues pianist (Duncan) ^[169]
• Dent May (born 1985) – musician (Jackson) ^[170]
• Tommy McClennan (1908–c. 1962) – delta blues singer and guitarist (Durant) ^[171]
• George McConnell – rock guitarist (Vicksburg) ^[172]
• Kansas Joe McCoy (1905–1950) – blues musician and songwriter (Raymond) ^[173]
• Papa Charlie McCoy (1909–1950) – delta blues musician and songwriter (Jackson) ^[174]
• Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904–1972) – delta blues musician and songwriter (Born in Rossville, Tennessee, resided in Como) ^[175]
• L. C. McKinley (1918–1970) – Chicago blues guitarist, singer (Winona) ^[176]
• Hayes McMullan (1902–1986) – blues musician (either New Hope or Murphreesboro) ^[177]
• Scott McQuaig (1959) – country music singer and songwriter (Meridian) ^[178]
• Mulgrew Miller (1955–2013) – jazz pianist (Greenwood) ^[179]
• Little Milton (1934–2005) – blues and soul vocalist and guitarist (Inverness) ^[180]
• Mississippi Matilda (1914–1978) – blues singer (Hattiesburg) ^[181]
• Mississippi Slim (1923–1973) – country singer and guitarist (Smithville) ^[182]
• Willie Mitchell (1928–2010) – popular music trumpeter, bandleader and record producer (Ashland) ^[183]
• Monteco (born 1978), R&B singer (Mississippi) ^[184]
• Dorothy Moore (born 1946) – pop, R&B, gospel singer (Jackson) ^[185]
• Johnny B. Moore (born 1950) – blues singer and guitarist (Clarksdale) ^[186]
• Jasmine Murray (born 1992) – singer and beauty pageant titleholder; finalist, 8th season, American Idol (2009) (Columbus) ^[187]
• Charlie Musselwhite (born 1944) – blues-harp player and bandleader (Kosciusko) ^[188]
• Sam Myers (1936–2006) – blues musician, harmonica player, and songwriter (Laurel) ^[189]

N–S

• Sonny Boy Nelson (1908–1998) – blues multi-instrumentalist (Utica) ^[190]
• Brandy Norwood (born 1979) – R&B singer-songwriter/record producer (McComb) ^[191]
• Willie Norwood (born 1955) – gospel singer (McComb) ^[192]
• Maty Noyes (born 1997) – pop singer (Corinth) ^[193]
• Alexander O'Neal (born 1953) – soul singer (Natchez) ^[194]
• Paul Overstreet (born 1955) – country music singer-songwriter (Vancleave) ^[195]
• Ginny Owens (born 1975) – contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter (Jackson) ^[196]
• Jack Owens (1904–1997) – blues singer (Bentonia) ^[197]
• Junior Parker (1932–1971) – Memphis blues singer and musician (near Bobo) ^[198]
• Michael Passons (born 1965) – founding member of the Christian band Avalon (Yazoo City) ^[199]
• Bertha Lee Pate (1902–1975) – blues singer (common-law wife of Charley Patton (as below) (Lula) ^[200]
• Charley Patton (1891–1934) – delta blues musician and songwriter (near Edwards) ^[201]
• Dion Payton (1950–2021) – blues guitarist and singer (Greenwood) ^[202]
• Pinetop Perkins (1913–2011) – delta blues and boogie-woogie pianist (Belzoni) ^[203]
• Robert Petway (born c. 1903, date of death unknown) – blues singer and guitarist (probably Itta Bena) ^[204]
• Robert Powell (1932–2025) – composer, organist, choir director (Benoit) ^[205]
• Elvis Presley (1935–1977) – multi-genre musician (Tupelo) ^[206]
• Leontyne Price (born 1927) – opera singer (Laurel) ^[207]
• Charley Pride (1934–2020) – country music singer (Sledge) ^[208]
• John Primer (born 1945) – blues singer and guitarist (Camden). ^[209]
• Ray J (born 1981) – contemporary R&B and hip hop singer/record producer (McComb) ^[210]
• Jimmy Reed (1925–1976) – blues singer and musician (Dunleith) ^[211]
• La'Porsha Renae (born 1993) – musician (McComb) ^[212]
• Del Rendon (1965–2005) – singer/songwriter (Starkville) ^[213]
• Mack Rice (1933–2016) – songwriter (Clarksdale) ^[214]
• LeAnn Rimes (born 1982) – country and pop singer (Jackson) ^[215]
• Jamal Roberts (born 1997) – winner of American Idol season 23 (Meridian) ^[216]
• Fenton Robinson (1935–1997) – blues musician (Greenwood) ^[217]
• Andy Rodgers (1922–2004) – blues harmonicist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter (Liberty) ^[218]
• Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933) – country singer (Meridian) ^[219]
• Jimmy Rogers (1924–1997) – blues singer and guitarist (near Ruleville) ^[220]
• Doctor Ross (1925–1993) – blues harmonica player (Tunica) ^[221]
• David Ruffin (1941–1991) – former lead singer of The Temptations (Whynot) ^[222]
• Jimmy Ruffin (1939–2014) – soul and R&B singer (Collinsville) ^[223]
• Otis Rush (1935–2018) – blues musician (Philadelphia) ^[224]
• Oliver Sain (1932–2003) – saxophonist, drummer, songwriter, record producer (Dundee) ^[225]
• Magic Sam (1937–1969) – Chicago blues and soul blues musician (Grenada County) ^[226]
• Johnny Seay (1940–2016) – country singer (Gulfport) ^[227]
• Toni Seawright (born 1964) – singer-songwriter (Pascagoula) ^[228]
• J.D. Short (1902–1962) – blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist (Port Gibson) ^[229]
• Jumpin' Gene Simmons (1933–2006) – rockabilly singer (Tupelo) ^[230]
• Henry "Son" Sims (1890–1958) – blues fiddler (Anguilla) ^[231]
• Henry Sloan (1870–probably 1948) – blues guitarist (Hinds County) ^[232]
• Byther Smith (1932–2021) – blues musician (Monticello) ^[233]
• Otis Spann (1930–1970) – blues musician (Belzoni) ^[234]
• Britney Spears (born 1981) – pop singer (McComb) ^[235]
• Judson Spence (born 1965) – songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Pascagoula) ^[236]
• Houston Stackhouse (1910–1980) – delta blues guitarist and singer (Wesson) ^[237]
• Roebuck "Pop" Staples (1914–2000) – founder of The Staple Singers (near Winona) ^[238]
• Rogers Stevens (born 1970) – guitarist for the band Blind Melon (West Point) ^[239]
• Lisa Stewart (born 1968) – country musician (Louisville) ^[240]
• William Grant Still (1895–1978) – classical composer (Woodville) ^[241]
• Barrett Strong (1941–2023) – singer-songwriter (West Point) ^[242]
• Marty Stuart (born 1958) – country music singer (Philadelphia) ^[243]
• Hubert Sumlin (1931–2011) – blues musician (Greenwood) ^[244]
• Deanna Summers (1940–2017) – songwriter (New Albany) ^[245]
• Sunnyland Slim (1906–1995) – blues pianist (near Vance) ^[246]

T–Z

• Ty Tabor (born 1961) – guitarist, singer-songwriter for rock band King's X (Pearl) ^[247]
• Eddie Taylor (1923–1985) – blues guitarist and singer (Benoit) ^[248]
• Hound Dog Taylor (1915–1975) – blues guitarist and singer (Natchez) ^[249]
• Melvin Taylor (born 1959) – blues musician (Jackson). ^[250]
• Johnny Temple (1906–1968) – blues guitarist and singer (Canton) ^[251]
• Ernie Terrell (1939–2014) – boxer, singer and record producer (Inverness) ^[252]
• Jean Terrell (born 1944) – R&B and jazz singer (Belzoni) ^[253]
• James Thomas (1926–1993) – blues musician (Eden) ^[254]
• Rufus Thomas (1917–2001) – R&B, funk, soul singer (Cayce) ^[255]
• Shardé Thomas (born 1990) – Fife player in the vanishing American fife and drum blues tradition (Coldwater) ^[256]
• Lil' Dave Thompson (1969–2010) – blues singer and guitarist (Jackson) ^[257]
• Todd Tilghman (born 1978) – gospel singer (Meridian) ^[258]
• T-Model Ford (1923–2013) – blues musician (Forest) ^[259]
• Ike Turner (1931–2007) – multi-genre musician, record producer (Clarksdale) ^[260]
• Conway Twitty (1933–1993) – country singer-songwriter (Friars Point) ^[261]
• L. C. Ulmer (1928–2016) – delta blues (Stringer) ^[262]
• Bobby V (born 1980) – singer-songwriter (Jackson) ^[263]
• Mose Vinson (1917–2002) – boogie-woogie, blues and jazz pianist and singer (Holly Springs) ^[264]
• Freddie Waits (1943–1989) – hard bop and post-bop drummer (Jackson) ^[265]
• Wee Willie Walker (1941–2019) – soul and blues singer (Hernando) ^[266]
• Travis Wammack (born 1946) – rock and roll guitarist (Walnut) ^[267]
• Walter Ward (1940–2006) – R&B singer; lead vocalist of The Olympics (Jackson) ^[268]
• Muddy Waters (1913–1983) – electric blues and Chicago blues musician (Jug's Corner, Issaquena County, Mississippi) ^[269]
• Jim Weatherly (1943–2021) – country and pop singer-songwriter (Pontotoc) ^[270]
• Carl Weathersby (1953–2024) – blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter (Jackson) ^[271]
• Boogie Bill Webb (1924–1990) – blues guitarist and singer (Jackson) ^[272]
• Leo Welch (1932–2017) – gospel blues singer and guitarist (Sabougla) ^[273]
• Bukka White (1909–1977) – Delta blues guitarist and singer (Houston) ^[274]
• Carson Whitsett (1945–2007) – keyboardist, arranger, and songwriter (Jackson) ^[275]
• Tim Whitsett (1943–2022) – band leader, songwriter, producer, publisher (Jackson) ^[276]
• Webb Wilder (born 1954) – country/surf music/rock & roll musician (Hattiesburg) ^[277]
• Robert Wilkins (1896–1987) – blues guitarist and vocalist (Hernando) ^[278]
• Big Joe Williams (1903–1982) – delta blues musician and songwriter (near to Crawford) ^[279]
• Hayley Williams (born 1988) – pop punk and alternative rock singer-songwriter (Meridian) ^[280]
• Lee Williams (1946–2021) – gospel musician (Tupelo, Mississippi) ^[281]
• Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912–1965) – blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter (Money) ^[282]
• Eddie Willis (1936–2018) – electric guitarist (Grenada) ^[283]
• Al Wilson (1939–2008) – singer and drummer (Meridian) ^[284]
• Cassandra Wilson (born 1955) – jazz singer-songwriter (Jackson) ^[285]
• Elder Roma Wilson (1910–2018) – harmonica player (Blue Springs) ^[286]
• Mary Wilson (1944–2021) – singer and founding member of The Supremes (Greenville) ^[287]
• Andrew Wood (1966–1990) – singer-songwriter and front man for Seattle-area bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone (Columbus) ^[288]
• Johnny Woods (1917–1990) – blues singer and harmonica player (Looxahoma). ^[289]
• Charlie Worsham (born 1985) – country singer-songwriter (Grenada) ^[290]
• Tammy Wynette (1942–1998) – country music singer-songwriter (Tremont) ^[291]
• Lester Young (1909–1959) – jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist (Woodville) ^[292]
• Zora Young (born 1948) – blues singer (West Point) ^[293]

See also

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• Music portal

• List of people from Mississippi
• Lists of musicians

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