Wade Walton

WADE WALTON

One of Clarksdale's most talented and
renowned blues musicians, Wade Walton (1923-2000)
chose to pursue a career as a barber rather
than a professional entertainer. Walton never
lost his love for blues, however, and often
performed for customers and tourists at his
barbershops, including the one he operated at
this site from 1990 to 1999. Walton, a popular and
respected local figure and a charter member
of the city's NAACP chapter, was inducted into
the Clarksdale Hall of Fame in 1989.

Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.