The timing is perfect since Roots N Blues 2021 will deliver on a promise to feature female representation in each festival slot.Ĭrow grew up in Kennett, the seat of Dunklin County in the state's southeastern corner. More: Listen to artists with Missouri ties at this year’s Roots N Blues festival Crow follows initial inductees Chuck Berry (2018) and John William 'Blind' Boone (2019), thus becoming the first woman and the first living artist to be inducted. Roots N Blues organizers will mark the occasion by granting Crow a page in the Missouri Roots Songbook, the festival's equivalent to a hall of fame. The three-day festival, which begins in Stephens Lake Park on Friday evening, also features the likes of Brandi Carlile, Mavis Staples, Lennon Stella and Betty Who. The 1984 MU graduate will return to her college town and home state this week, headlining the 2021 edition of Roots N Blues.
Sheryl Crow might just perfect the tradition Sunday night. History and legend team to tell us that homecoming was invented at the University of Missouri.