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Tim McGraw Birthplace

Mahalia Jackson (Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church)

Easter Rock at Original True Light Baptist Church

Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall

Pete Fountain Gravesite

Slim Harpo Gravesite & Marker

Bill Evans Gravesite

Percy Sledge Gravesite

Bunk Johnson Jazz Trail

Guitar Slim Gravesite

Sam Cooke Historic Site (Holiday Inn North)

Alvin Batiste Historical Marker

A photo of Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw Birthplace

Delhi

Mahalia Jackson sings from a podium on a stage. She wears a dark dress and has a fancy white hat on

Mahalia Jackson (Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church)

New Orleans

Under blue skies, a white clapboard church sits in a grassy field. 1970s cars are parked outside

Easter Rock at Original True Light Baptist Church

Winnsboro

A white clapboard building sits beneath a canopy of trees. Stairs lead to a closed door on the front.

Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall

Mandeville

A vividly colored, illustrated poster shows dozens of performers gathered behind a sign for Jazz Fest; a streetcar passes behind them and flowers and greenery fame the scene

Pete Fountain Gravesite

New Orleans

A sepia-toned album cover of Slim Harpo's "Got love if you want it." Slim, wearing black Ray Bans, looks toward the camera, wearing a dark suit and tie.

Slim Harpo Gravesite & Marker

Baton Rouge

A portrait Bill Evans, wearing glasses and holding a cigarette

Bill Evans Gravesite

Baton Rouge

Percy, in a black suit and white shirt, eyes closed, belts out a tune with his arms in the air

Percy Sledge Gravesite

Baton Rouge

A side view of bunk blowing into his trumpet

Bunk Johnson Jazz Trail

New Iberia

Eddie, in a sharp, light-colored suit and tie, stares into the camera. A guitar is on a backdrop behind him.

Guitar Slim Gravesite

Thibodaux

Sam Cooke croons into a microphone hanging above him; his eyes are closed and he wears a light-colored collared sweater

Sam Cooke Historic Site (Holiday Inn North)

Shreveport

Portrait of Alvin Batiste wearing a dark hat and a jacket with a jaunty kerchief

Alvin Batiste Historical Marker

Baton Rouge