Eugene Powell
AKA:
Sonny Boy Nelson
Birth Name:
Eugene Powell
Birth Date:
December 23, 1908
Birth Place:
Utica, Mississippi
Death Date:
November 4, 1998
Place of Death:
Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville, Mississippi
Age:
89
Cause of Death:
Natural causes
Cemetery Name:
Evergreen Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
Sonny Boy Nelson was an American Delta blues musician who picked up the guitar at the young age of 9. His best known works include “44 Blues”, “Suitcases Full of Troubles” and “Meet Me in the Bottoms”.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Evergreen Cemetery
Metcalf Road
Metcalfe, Mississippi, 38760
USA
North America
Grave Location Description
As you cross the little bridge on the dirt road that leads to the cemetery, drive about 90 feet and park in front of the two trees, go left into the cemetery section and walk another 90 feet to Sonny Boy Williams grave.
Difficult to locate, the cemetery GPS is 33.45597, -91.01571
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Read More About Eugene Powell:
Videos Featuring Eugene Powell:
Forty-Four Blues (Take 1) by Sonny Boy Nelson
Sonny Boy Nelson: How You Want Your Rolling Done? (1978)
Sonny Boy Nelson: Matchbox Blues (1978)
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