Gulfport Blues — Jaimoe, the Allman Brothers & North Gulfport

Jaimoe — Jai Johanny Johanson — grew up in Gulfport and became founding drummer of the Allman Brothers Band. Bassist Lamar Williams, who replaced Berry Oakley in the band, also came from Gulfport. Blues Hall of Fame pianist Roosevelt Sykes lived here. North Gulfport clubs like the Ebony, Night Owl, and Throne hosted performers moving between the coast, New Orleans, and Chicago — part of a larger circuit that kept the Gulf Coast connected to the music being made in both cities. The Mississippi Blues Trail marker stands at MLK and 33rd Avenue in the North Gulfport neighborhood. Free to visit.