R.I.P. James Lewis Carter Ford, bka T-Model Ford c. 1920-2013
Mississippi Blues Legend T-Model Ford has passed away, according to multiple sources online. The Local Voice will have a article on the upcoming Local Voice #184 which comes out Thursday, July 18, 2013, but we wanted to share this awesome film by Tyler Keith and Thad Lee interviewing T-Model a few years ago.
Update: FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR LEGENDARY BLUESMAN T-MODEL FORD… Per his wife Miss Stella, the funeral will be at 11 am on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Mt Carmel Church (at Persimmon & Nelson streets in Greenville, Mississippi):
Mt Carmel Church
349 Persimmon St,
Greenville, MS 38701
(662-335-6234)
Newt Rayburn was born & raised in Oxford, Mississippi. A seventh-generation Lafayette County, Mississippian, Newt Rayburn has been involved in the Ole Miss area for many years, in music, art, publishing, and business.
Newt won a National Magazine Award in 1999 for his SOUTHERN MUSIC ISSUE with THE OXFORD AMERICAN. Previously, Newt was Editor of PROFANE EXISTENCE in Minneapolis, and later, Art Director for Ole Miss' LIVING BLUES magazine. Newt's many publishing projects led to THE LOCAL VOICE™, which he founded in March of 2006, and ROUNDABOUT OXFORD®, which he founded in May of 2023.
Newt's alter ego—Neuter Cooter—lead the Mississippi band THE COOTERS® to Rocknoll Glory across the USA from 1993-2018. The Cooters music is on most major streaming services.
Newt is proud Father of nine-year old daughter Alex.
