The
Tommy Johnson Blues Foundation is a non-profit,
tax-exempt
foundation working to preserve the legacy and music of legendary
blues
artist Tommy Johnson. The foundation's work has been
focused on restoring the Warm Springs Cemetery in Crystal Springs,
MS, where Tommy Johnson has lain in an unmarked grave for more
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 The church that maintained the cemetery has
gone to disrepair, and
the land around the site
has reverted to private use. The Foundation
has been working to restore the grounds and
re-open public access
to the cemetery. Through these efforts the site was designated a
"historically
significant abandoned cemetery"
by the Mississippi Department
of Archives and History, and in October of 2001 a headstone
was provided
for Tommy Johnson's grave by the Mount Zion Memorial Fund, a non-profit
group that helps to restore the grave sites of Mississippi musicians.
The gravestone is kept at the Crystal Springs Public Library
until
access to the cemetery is re-opened.
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Foundation is sponsoring the First Annual Tommy Johnson Celebration,
October 19-21, with events in both Crystal Springs and Jackson, Mississippi.
See the full page description for information on this exciting event.
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If
you would like to find out more about the work of the Tommy Johnson
Blues Foundation, please email:
vera3332@netscape.net
or call
601-685-4751 or
601-212-6088 for Vera.
If you would like to make a tax-deducatable donation to support the
work of the Foundation, no amount is too small!
Send your donation to:
TJBF, Inc.
PO Box 481
CS, MS 39059 |
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