Grenada Mississippi Visitor's Guide

GREG ROBINSON
Former professional NFL football player who
played running back for the St. Louis Rams and
the Los Angeles Raiders.
MAGIC SAM
Samuel “Magic Sam” Gene Maghett was an American Chicago
blues musician. He learned to play from listening to records
by Muddy Waters and Little Walter.
MAGIC SLIM
Morris Holt, known as “Magic Slim” was an American blues
singer and guitarist. Born at Torrance and the son of sharecroppers,
he followed blues greats such as Muddy Waters
and Howlin’ Wolf to Chicago.
DONNA TARTT
Born in Greenwood and raised in Grenada,
Donna Tartt is a New York Times Best Selling
author of The Secret History, The Little Friend,
and Pulitzer Prize winner The Goldfinch.
EDDIE WILLIS
Eddie “Chank” Willis was a Grammy Awardwinning
soul musician who played electric guitar
for Motown’s in-house studio band, the Funk
Brothers, from 1959 to the early 1970’s. His
accompaniments can be heard on Motown hits
by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the Supremes,
Temptations, Four Tops and others.
CHARLIE WORSHAM
Country music Singer, Player and Songwriter signed to
Warner Brothers Records for whom he has recorded 2 critically
acclaimed albums. He has toured with Taylor Swift,
Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw and Faith
Hill, Kenny Rogers, and Lee Ann Womack, among others.
WILLIAM WINTER
58th Governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984. A Democrat,
he is known for his strong support of public education,
freedom of information, racial reconciliation, and historic
preservation.
5