![]() ![]() Some of the songs in this list are classics that have been recorded multiple times by many artists. The lyrics are a bit ambiguous (is it about the state of Mississippi? the River Mississippi?), but I think it’s close enough.The song is about a river without naming the Mississippi specifically but composed by or performed by an artist who lives/lived along the Mississippi River or.The lyrics or song title reference the Mississippi River or.The song is about the Mississippi River (duh!) or.So here are the simple rules I am following now to decide whether a song is about the Mississippi River: Maybe someday I’ll do a separate list of songs about river towns. In the revised list, I have therefore dropped songs that didn’t at least mention the Mississippi River, even if it is about a river town, which I had to drop some of my favorite songs likes St. I can only imagine the number of songs that have been written about New Orleans. ![]() It didn’t take long for me to figure out that I was creating a list without end, especially after I found a web site that listed over 1000 songs about Memphis alone. They were too broad, mostly because I wanted to include songs about places along the river, even if the river isn’t mentioned. After spending a couple of months compiling this list, I realized that my first set of criteria just weren’t going to work. I like making them, and I like figuring out criteria to make them work. I’m rather obsessive when it comes to making lists. HINT: Check out the piece I wrote about the history of music along the Mississippi River. ![]() The first time I posted the list, it included about 70 songs you can see how long the list is now. I haven’t come across many hip hop songs, yet, but I’m still looking.Ĭheck back often, as I’m continually updating the table. Many of the songs are from genres we now call roots music or Americana-traditional blues and country-but the list also includes a number of rock songs, modern country, jazz, and soul. In the list below, you will find songs that go back to the beginning of recorded music and others that were recorded in the past year. The Mississippi River has inspired generations of musicians to write songs about it. ![]()
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