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Line 1: − The '''Delta Music Museum''' is a museum in Ferriday in Concordia Parish in eastern [[Louisiana]], which offers exhibits on [[rock and roll]] and blues musicians from the [[Mississippi River]] delta country. The museum opened with a grant from the State of Louisiana and is staffed by local volunteers. There is no admission charge; the facility relies on the sales of souvenirs. Visitors from all over the United States have signed the guestbook since the museum opened in the spring of 2002. A scaled-down version of the museum, called simply the Ferriday Museum, had begun operational at another location from 1995 to 2002.+ + + +
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The '''Delta Music Museum''' is a museum in Ferriday in Concordia Parish in eastern [[Louisiana]], which offers exhibits on [[rock and roll]] and blues musicians from the [[Mississippi River]] delta country. The museum opened with a grant from the State of Louisiana and is staffed by local volunteers. There is no admission charge; the facility relies on the sales of souvenirs. Visitors from all over the United States have signed the guestbook since the museum opened in the spring of 2002. A scaled-down version of the museum, called simply the Ferriday Museum, had begun operational at another location from 1995 to 2002.
There are also exhibits on two well-known former Ferriday personalities not affiliated with the music industry: former [[CBS]] and [[ABC]] commentator Howard K. Smith (1914–2002) and Ann Boyar Warner (1908–1990), second wife of [[Warner Brothers]] studio mogul Jack L. Warner (1892-1978). There is a mural drawn in 1991 presented by Monterey High School in Concordia Parish.<ref>Exhibits, Delta Music Museum, Ferriday, Louisiana</ref>
There are also exhibits on two well-known former Ferriday personalities not affiliated with the music industry: former [[CBS]] and [[ABC]] commentator Howard K. Smith (1914–2002) and Ann Boyar Warner (1908–1990), second wife of [[Warner Brothers]] studio mogul Jack L. Warner (1892-1978). There is a mural drawn in 1991 presented by Monterey High School in Concordia Parish.<ref>Exhibits, Delta Music Museum, Ferriday, Louisiana</ref>