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Blues Trail iPhone App

Available now, free.

The menu for the Mississippi Blues Trail app consists of six main buttons: Map, Timeline, Marker, People, Itinerary, and Videos. The logo at the bottom takes users to additional general information about the app.The Timeline and Map buttons are both interactive. The Map lets users see at a glance where markers are located and lets them zoom in to street level, giving them both physical addresses and GPS coordinates.Markers - Users get the option of searching by name or distance from their location plus all the information from each marker as well as direct links to the iTunes store for previewing and downloading music.The video menu button takes visitors to a list of films. An introductory video about the Mississippi Blues Trail gives a broad overview of the history of the blues and what visitors can expect to see along the Trail.Itinerary - Once users add markers they would like to visit to their itinerary they can go to the Itinerary menu button and choose the best route and get turn-by-turn directions.

The Mississippi Blues Trail mobile app is now available for download from the iTunes® store. The free app, currently available only for iPhones, has a variety of interesting and helpful features to allow users to navigate the Trail and create customized itineraries to explore Mississippi’s musical heritage.

“Blues enthusiasts will be able to map their travels along the Trail and easily buy music from these Mississippi artists,” Gov. Haley Barbour said. “The mobile app is an innovative way for visitors to tour and experience the Mississippi Blues Trail.”

With approximately 135 markers, the Mississippi Blues Trail is a museum without walls taking visitors on a musical history journey through Mississippi and beyond. The trail started with the first official marker in Holly Ridge, the resting place of the blues guitarist Charley Patton, and winds its way to sites honoring B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Son House and others. Out-of-state markers are located in Chicago; Memphis; Los Angeles; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Ferriday, Louisiana; Helena, Arkansas; Rockland, Maine; Grafton, Wisconsin; and Tallahassee, Florida.

“I think the really exciting part of the new Blues Trail app is the appeal it will have for younger generations. It's a remarkable way to combine music, geography and the astonishing history of the impact of Mississippi's blues musicians on world music. It's a winner, and it sets a high bar as a new cultural heritage tourism asset,” said Bill McPherson, chairman of the Mississippi Blues Commission.

“This fun and user-friendly tool is another resource to promote Mississippi’s diverse cultural heritage and attract visitors to the state to experience the sights and sounds of the True South for themselves,” said Mary Beth Wilkerson, director of MDA’s Tourism Division.

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