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Mississippi Stories: Cassandra Wilson

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2 years ago

March 23, 2023

Mississippi Stories: Cassandra Wilson

by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi Today
March 23, 2023

In this special edition of Mississippi Stories, Mississippi Today Editor-at-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with this year’s Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade Grand Marshal, Cassandra Wilson. Cassandra is a legendary American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi.

She is one of the most successful female Jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins as “a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field” by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work. She has won numerous awards, including two Grammys, was named “America’s Best Singer” by Time magazine in 2001, received the 2009 Mississippi Governor’s Award for Artistic Excellence in Music, and has her own Mississippi Blues Trail marker.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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Mississippi Stories: Talamieka Brice

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