Bentonia, Mississippi

===Bentonia Blues===
The [[Bentonia School]], "Bentonia-style" or "Bentonia Blues" describe a [[country blues]] style that originated in and immediately around Bentonia.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://bentoniablues.com|title=Bentonia Blues - unique, haunting, country blues still heard in Bentonia, Mississippi|publisher=bentoniablues.com|access-date=2009-08-20}}</ref>  The annual Bentonia Blues Festival is held in June in Bentonia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bentoniablues.com/BentoniaBluesFestival.shtml|title=The Official Bentonia Blues Festival Webpage|publisher=bentoniablues.com|access-date=2009-08-20}}</ref>  The festival's stage is set up in front of the [[Blue Front Cafe]], which is operated by [[Jimmy "Duck" Holmes]] who, as a young man, learned the local style from Bentonia Blues musician [[Jack Owens (blues singer)|Jack Owens]].

Three markers on the [[Mississippi Blues Trail]] are located in Bentonia: one each to musicians [[Skip James]] and [[Jack Owens (blues singer)|Jack Owens]], and one located at the Blue Front Café.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues_trail/|title=Mississippi Blues Commission - Blues Trail|publisher=www.msbluestrail.org|access-date=2008-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Blue Front Cafe|url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/blue-front-cafe|access-date=2021-03-20|website=www.msbluestrail.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Skip James|url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/skip-james|access-date=2021-03-20|website=www.msbluestrail.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack Owens|url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/jack-owens|access-date=2021-03-20|website=www.msbluestrail.org}}</ref>