Mississippi Blues Trail – Riverside Hotel

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Riverside Hotel - The Mississippi Blues Trail

Since 1944 the Riverside Hotel has provided lodging for traveling musicians. It was home to some, including Sonny Boy Williamson II, Ike Turner, and Robert Nighthawk. Before that, the building served African Americans of the Delta as the G.T. Thomas Hospital. Blues singer Bessie Smith died here in 1937 from injuries sustained in a car accident while traveling to Clarksdale for a performance.

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Address:
550 Sunflower Ave, Clarksdale, MS 38614

Website:
http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/riverside-hotel