Mississippi Musicians

March 12, 2005 8:56 AM

Mississippi Musicians as compiled by the students of Starkville High School, Starkville, Mississippi.
posted by gimonca (13 comments total)

Awesome. Great post.
posted by 327.ca at 9:04 AM on March 12, 2005

What a fantastic & meaningful project for high schoolers. I am inspired. I bet those kids had their minds blown by some of that stuff.
posted by Miko at 9:19 AM on March 12, 2005

I hope they enjoy the zillion hits they're going to get too.
posted by 327.ca at 9:25 AM on March 12, 2005

Gee, you mean there is something between the hudson river and the rocky mountains besides tumbleweeds and alligators?

Who'd a thunk it?

p.s. I grew up in Hattiesburg, MS.

Another guy I knew, Mark Mann, is on the same label as Afroman.
posted by Mr. Gunn at 9:34 AM on March 12, 2005

I heard thar be dragons there, Mr. Gunn.
posted by keswick at 10:04 AM on March 12, 2005

glad to see something good out of the cow pasture that is starkville (i went to ole miss. i have to talk shit).

thanks for the post, though. this is good.
posted by Igor XA at 10:05 AM on March 12, 2005

This is a fabulous post and a neat and useful school project! The project involved writers, actors, and artists too. Thanks, gimonica!
posted by madamjujujive at 10:29 AM on March 12, 2005

This is really wonderful. I wish someone would have made me do this in high school, but 1. I grew up in Kansas and 2. well, see number one. As is, I found out most of it in college. Thanks gimonca, great post.
posted by sleepy pete at 11:51 AM on March 12, 2005

This is quite excellent, in about sixteen ways. Great post.
posted by Dr. Wu at 3:53 PM on March 12, 2005

I'm happy to see David Banner listed, as his album, "Mississippi: The Album", is entirely about how they do it different down in Mississippi--every song mentions the state about two dozen times. And you wouldn't like him when he's angry:

"I never really wanted a clothing line, but I was so pissed off that I was in Mississippi and I see every other state on front of shirts but I couldn't find Mississippi," BANNER says. "So I was fussin' in the store and the clerk said, 'why don't you make one?' So I did and they were in the 'Like A Pimp' video."
posted by First Post at 4:17 PM on March 12, 2005

Oh man, this makes me miss home somethin' fierce. Excellent post!
posted by taschenrechner at 7:01 PM on March 12, 2005

Oh how weird. I know Igor XA and didn't realize he was on Mefi, and also I'm going to college in Starkville. Last place I thought I'd see mentioned on the blue...
posted by nile_red at 8:53 PM on March 12, 2005

I live in Starkville. I think it's interesting.
posted by longklaw at 9:36 PM on March 12, 2005