75 Years of Hollering “Goat” in Tate County, Mississippi: Blues and Fife and Drum

For 75 years, there has been a Labor Day picnic in Tate County, Mississippi, featuring barbecued goat and fife and drum music. The tradition was started by the late Otha Turner, an area farmer and …

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Remembering Como Bluesman R. L. Boyce in Como Park

Como, Mississippi bluesman R. L. Boyce knew Fred McDowell, Otha Turner and Rainey Burnett personally, and was the last of a generation of bluesmen. Like his hometown, Boyce straddled the Hill Count…

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Como Revisited

The small Mississippi town of Como in Panola County is a most unlikely dining destination. Traditionally a cotton and market town, Como came by its party atmosphere somewhat arbitrarily, as the nea…

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