Did you know?
Johnny and Edgar Winter's grandfather and father, a former mayor of Leland, owned and operated a cotton business, J.D. Winter and Son. The door to their office is now housed in the Highway 61 Blues Museum along with many other collectables from Johnny, Edgar and other blues legends from the area.
Johnny Winter saluted Leland, MS in the song "Leland Mississippi Blues" in 1969 on the first of his many hit albums for Columbia Records.