James "Son" Thomas Mississippi Blues Trail Site

James "Son" Thomas, internationally famed Blues musician and folk sculptor, worked as a porter at the Montgomery Hotel, which once occupied this site.  Born in the Yazoo County community of Eden October 14, 1926, Thomas moved to Leland in 1961.  He made his first recordings for folklorist Bill Ferris in 1968 and later traveled the United States and Europe to perform at Blues concerts and exhibit his art.  He died in Greenville on June 26, 1993.