Tippo News

There exists a unique and storied subset of jazz artists who pen the most clever music and lyrics this side of Tin Pan Alley and way that side of modern-day Nashville.

Musician Mose Allison waves to the audience after receiving the Lifetime Achevement Award during the Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts earlier this month.

Mose Allison will be present Wednesday for the unveiling of his marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail in Tippo at 1:30 p.m. / Special to The Clarion-Ledger The Mississippi Blues Trail was launched at the end of 2006, and Wednesday at 10 a.m. it reaches the milestone of 150 markers with a dedication in downtown Greenwood honoring early blues legend ... (more)

Pianist Mose Allison digs deep into a mess of blues and Jazz for a concert benefiting the American College of the Building Arts "I don't feel like I've made it for them to give me some award," says Mose Allison, just before complaining about having to return to his home state of Mississippi next month.