Mississippi Blues: 1900-2025 by Meredith Coleman McGee is forthcoming.

Meredith Coleman McGee posing with Bluesman Jesse “Guitar” Robinson’s Ibanez guitar, Aug. 3, 2025, Blues at the Lou. Tougaloo College Host MS Move. Photo By Charles Hicks (1946-)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

MEREDITH COLEMAN MCGEE, a poet, book publisher, book collector, lecturer, a résumé writer, and a small business owner, is the author of seven full-length and seven children’s books including: Mississippi Blues: 1900-2025, Billie Holiday: Jazz Singer, Baby Bubba and Kay, Juneteenth: Freedom Day,  Every Inch Love Will,  Midnight Moon, Odyssey, Nashida: Visits Mississippi’s Old Capitol Museum, James Meredith: Warrior and the America that created him, Nashida: Visits the Smith Robertson Museum, Nashida: Visits the Mississippi State Capitol,  My First Book Series, My Picture Dictionary, and Married to Sin. 

Meredith Etc – Editorial Review:

Mississippi Blues explores blues history starting with the story of The First Rock ’n’ Roller,” known also as The Grandfather of the Blues Charlie Patton (1891-1934) and other blues pioneers. The center of the book contains chapters depicting the life and times of Jackson, Mississippi’s elder bluesmen: Bobby Rush (1933-), King Edward (1937_), and Jesse “Guitar” Robinson (1944-).

Mississippi Blues is a comprehensive look at blues history with stories about known artists like David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, and Jimmy “Duck” Holmes. Narratives introduce dozens of unknown artists and musicians and explores the evolution of American music. Mississippi Blues is slated for release in April of 2026.

Meredith Coleman McGee, email: meredithcmcgee@gmail.com office land line: 601.372.0229