David Kimbrough Jr. (1930-1998), known as Junior Kimbrough, was born near Hudsonville just north of Holly Springs on July 28, 1930, learned guitar at age eight from his father, and developed a distinctive “cotton patch blues” style with a hypnotic quality. Raised in a musical family, he was also influenced by visiting local musicians including Mississippi Fred McDowell, Eli Green, Gus Cannon, and Johnny Woods. In his teens he sang in a gospel group, and by the late 1950s he had formed the first incarnation of his Soul Blues Boys, which played weekend functions in the area with musicians including Earl “Little Joe” Ayers, George Scales, and Winston “Juju” Doxey. He made his first recordings in 1966 for Quinton Claunch’s Goldwax label, though they were not released then, recorded in 1967 for Memphis’ Philwood label as Junior Kimbell, and gained wider notice after a 1976 recording of “[Meet Me] In the City” was featured on a U.K. radio show in 1977 and issued on a U.K. compilation in 1979. In 1982 Sylvester Oliver recorded a single of Kimbrough for the High Water label, which later licensed an album of his recordings to HMG Records. His reputation broadened in 1992 through Robert Mugge’s documentary Deep Blues and his debut Fat Possum album All Night Long, recorded at his juke joint, Junior’s Place, in Chulahoma. His Sunday night performances there, often with his sons David and Kinney, members of R.L. Burnside’s family, Calvin Jackson, and Cedric Burnside, drew both University of Mississippi students and international blues fans. His riff-based songs, minimal chord changes, and droning bass lines found an audience among alternative music fans, and his music was covered by the North Mississippi Allstars, the Black Keys, Iggy Pop, and Daft Punk. Kimbrough influenced fellow Hudsonville native Charlie Feathers, died in 1998, and left a musical legacy carried on by family members including his sons David, Kinney, and Robert and his grandson Cameron at local juke joints and festivals celebrating local blues styles.