Tutwiler
| Tutwiler | |
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 Location in Mississippi
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | Tallahatchie County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 1 ′ N , 90 ° 26 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,364 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 389.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 47 m |
| Postal code : | 38963 |
| Area code : | +1 662 |
| FIPS : | 28-75040 |
| GNIS ID : | 0678994 |
Tutwiler is a place in Tallahatchie County in the US state Mississippi with 1,364 inhabitants (2000 census). Tutwiler is in the center of the region known as the Mississippi Delta .
Blues fans Tutwiler is known as the place where the blues began. It was here that WC Handy heard for the first time in 1903 a man play a blues on the slide guitar, to which he sang Goin 'where the southern cross the dog - the strangest music he had ever heard, according to Handy. The rest is blues history.
The grave of the blues legend Sonny Boy Williamson II is located near Tutwiler .
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