Left Greenwood for the long drive to West Point, MS, birthplace of Chester Burnett, aka Howlin' Wolf. West Point is a small, neat, Southern town. The town square has a plaque and statue commemorating the birthplace of "Wolf". There is also a fading mural on the side of a building just off the main square; a small museum to the Wolf also can be found near the mural. We did not go in the museum; it is open by appointment only.
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| Plaque in Town Square |
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| Vern, Casey, and me with The Wolf |
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| The Boys with The Wolf |
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| The Howlin' Wolf Museum |
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| West Point Mural; you can faintly see Wolf just to the left of the right window. |
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remainder of mural
After leaving the town square, we drove to the outskirts of town to visit two old juke joints where the Wolf used to play. While taking these photos, a car with two women (mother and daughter?) pulled up to Vern and asked "don' mean to be nosy, but what ya'll doin'?" OOPS! Vern politely explained our mission; the younger woman was OK with that but the older woman did not like it. We took our pictures and left.
Casey and old Juke where Wolf once performed
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Other old juke (right across the street from above juke)
Last stop in West Point was about 5 miles out of town to the spot where Wolf was born; the house is gone and the area is overgrown.
Spot where Wolf was born.
Next stop was Tupelo to visit the birthplace of Elvis. It is exactly what one would expect. BFD!
 Elvis' birthplace with an inconsiderate tourist. I was overwhelmed!
We then drove to Holly Springs to spend the night; tomorrow on to Memphis. The Days Inn had a huge cigar bar!
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 Cigar Room at Days Inn |
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