Mississippi Hill Country

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Mississippi Hill Country is a rugged, forested upland region in northern Mississippi known for its rolling hills, small farming communities, and distinctive North Mississippi hill country blues tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
region
climate humid subtropical
country United States
culturalIdentity African American musical heritage
rural Southern culture
distinctFrom Mississippi Delta
Mississippi Delta blues region
linked to: Delta blues region
elevationRelativeToSurroundings higher
hasCulturalInfluenceOn American blues music
Americana music
linked to: Americana

rock music
hasDominantLandUse mixed agriculture
timber production
hasEconomicActivity small-scale farming
hasMusicGenre North Mississippi hill country blues
hasNotableCity Grenada, Mississippi
Holly Springs, Mississippi
New Albany, Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
Pontotoc, Mississippi
hasNotableCounty Attala County, Mississippi
Benton County, Mississippi
Calhoun County, Mississippi
Carroll County, Mississippi
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Choctaw County, Mississippi
Clarke County, Mississippi
Clay County, Mississippi
Covington County, Mississippi
Grenada County, Mississippi
Jasper County, Mississippi
Jones County, Mississippi
Kemper County, Mississippi
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Leake County, Mississippi
Marshall County, Mississippi
Montgomery County, Mississippi
Neshoba County, Mississippi
linked to: Neshoba County

Newton County, Mississippi
Noxubee County, Mississippi
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
Panola County, Mississippi
Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Scott County, Mississippi
Simpson County, Mississippi
Smith County, Mississippi
Tate County, Mississippi
Union County, Mississippi
Wayne County, Mississippi
Webster County, Mississippi
Winston County, Mississippi
Yalobusha County, Mississippi
hasNotableMusicianOrigin Jessie Mae Hemphill
Junior Kimbrough
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Otha Turner
R. L. Burnside
linked to: R.L. Burnside
hasPrimaryVegetation hardwood forests
pine forests
knownFor North Mississippi hill country blues
hill country blues tradition
rural culture
small farming communities
landCover forested
locatedIn Mississippi
northern Mississippi
musicStyleCharacteristic fife and drum tradition
hypnotic guitar riffs
minimal chord changes
strong rhythmic drive
partOf North Mississippi
Upland South
linked to: Upper South
regionType upland
terrain rolling hills
rugged

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Marshall County, Mississippi hasFeature Mississippi Hill Country
Northern Mississippi hasSubregion North Mississippi Hill Country
linked to: Mississippi Hill Country
New Albany, Mississippi locatedInPhysiographicRegion North Central Hills of Mississippi
linked to: Mississippi Hill Country
North Mississippi hill country blues regionOfOrigin North Mississippi hill country
linked to: Mississippi Hill Country
Union County, Mississippi locatedInRegion North Mississippi hill country
linked to: Mississippi Hill Country
Tippah County, Mississippi partOf Mississippi Hills region
linked to: Mississippi Hill Country
Mississippi Blues Trail associatedWith Mississippi Hill Country