Sid Hemphill Blues Music Trail

Sid Hemphill (1878-1961) was the most storied African-American musician in the Mississippi hills in the early decades of the 20th century. He was a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, bandleader and instrument maker. He played fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, drums, fife, quills and organ. He played reels, waltzes, popular tunes, marches, church songs and ballads.