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Jim Beaugez

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Jim Beaugez is a freelance writer who contributes to Rolling Stone, Guitar Player and other media outlets. He created My Life in Five Riffs, a documentary series that traces musicians back to their sources of inspiration. He is a regular contributor for Mississippi Today's cultural and Mississippi ExPats coverage.

How Clinton’s Eddie Cotton Jr. and Jarekus Singleton found the blues

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez July 18, 2020January 11, 2021

Well-known in the blues scene in the U.S. and abroad, these Mississippi bluesmen have a lot more in common than just guitars.

Homegrown recording studios help musicians carry Mississippi’s musical legacy forward

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez June 13, 2020January 11, 2021

Michael Farris Smith untangles the vines that bind in ‘Blackwood’

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez May 30, 2020January 11, 2021

Mississippian Brett Orrison takes his love of music to Austin and beyond

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez May 16, 2020January 11, 2021

‘Superhero’ Garrison Starr finds better days

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez February 2, 2020January 11, 2021

Tapping into Mississippi’s craft breweries

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez November 17, 2019January 11, 2021

Greg Iles’ ‘unvarnished truth’ about racial tension culminates in ‘Mississippi Blood’

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez March 18, 2017March 20, 2017

Jaimoe Johnson marches to his own beat

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez February 17, 2017September 28, 2017

Vasti Jackson, ambassador for the blues, forges path through complicated history

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez February 17, 2017September 28, 2017

151 films in 5 days: Binge-watching at Oxford Film Fest

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez January 28, 2017January 11, 2021

Police chief walks tall in Tchula

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez December 31, 2016January 5, 2017

Richard Grant returns to Pluto

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez December 3, 2016December 7, 2016

Meridian singer on stage with country music’s biggest stars

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez November 12, 2016January 11, 2021

Songwriters festival builds bridge between Mississippi and Nashville

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez September 10, 2016September 9, 2016

Why write about Mississippi? Why read about it? Find out at book fest

Jim Beaugez by Jim Beaugez August 18, 2016February 6, 2017

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