Cultural references Mississippi River

literature

william faulkner uses mississippi river , delta setting many hunts throughout novels. has been proposed in faulkner s famous story, bear, young ike first begins transformation man, relinquishing birthright land in yoknapatawpha county through realizations found within woods surrounding mississippi river.
many of works of mark twain deal or take place near mississippi river. 1 of first major works, life on mississippi, in part history of river, in part memoir of twain s experiences on river, , collection of tales either take place on or associated river. river noted number of bandits called islands , shores home, including john murrell well-known murderer, horse stealer , slave re-trader . notoriety such author twain devoted entire chapter him in life on mississippi, , murrell rumored have island headquarters on river @ island 37. twain s famous work, adventures of huckleberry finn, largely journey down river. novel works episodic meditation on american culture river having multiple different meanings including independence, escape, freedom, , adventure.
herman melville s novel confidence-man portrayed canterbury tales-style group of steamboat passengers interlocking stories told travel down mississippi river. novel written both cultural satire , metaphysical treatise. huckleberry finn, uses mississippi river metaphor larger aspects of american , human identity unify otherwise disparate characters. river s fluidity reflected shifting personalities , identities of melville s confidence man .
much of edna ferber s 1926 novel show boat takes place on mississippi river. novel basis celebrated 1927 musical play jerome kern , oscar hammerstein ii.

music

on mississippi, music sheet cover 1912 song



the song when levee breaks , made famous in version performed led zeppelin on album led zeppelin iv, composed memphis minnie mccoy in 1929 after great mississippi flood of 1927. song flood louisiana 1927 randy newman album old boys.
ferde grofé composed set of movements symphony orchestra entitled mississippi suite , based on lands river travels through.
the stage , movie musical show boat s central musical piece spiritual-influenced ballad ol man river . composer, jerome kern, composed orchestral piece entitled mark twain suite .
the musical big river based on travels of huckleberry finn down river.
the johnny cash song big river mississippi river, , drifting length of river pursue relationship fails. places mentioned in song saint paul, davenport, st. louis, memphis, baton rouge , new orleans.
louisiana 1927 1974 song written , recorded randy newman on album old boys. tells story of great mississippi river flood of 1927 left 700,000 people homeless in louisiana , mississippi.
illinois-born singer lissie has song called oh mississippi dedicated river.
roll on mississippi , mississippi cotton picking delta town 2 classics charley pride refer mississippi river.
the late conway twitty , loretta lynn collaborated on song louisiana woman, mississippi man .
paul simon mentions river , mississippi delta in song graceland .