CITY

Population:
20645 (2000 census)

County:
Coahoma County

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charlie Conerly	Football	19-Sep-1921	13-Feb-1996	NY Giants QB, 1948-61
Sam Cooke	Singer	22-Jan-1931	11-Dec-1964	Soul and R&B singer
John Lee Hooker	Musician	22-Aug-1917	21-Jun-2001	Prominent blues musician
Ike Turner	Musician	5-Nov-1931	12-Dec-2007	River Deep, Mountain High

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bessie Smith	Singer	15-Apr-1894	26-Sep-1937	Empress of the Blues

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