Rosedale, Mississippi

Rosedale is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,873 at the 2010 census, down from 2,414 in 2000. It is the same "Rosedale" that bluesman Robert Johnson referenced in his song "Travelling Riverside Blues". Locals claim that Johnson sold his soul to the Devil at the intersection of Mississippi state highways 1 and 8, on the south end of town, and that he tells this story metaphorically in "Cross Road Blues". However, a number of other Delta municipalities claim that the transaction took place in or near their boundaries.

Rosedale, Mississippi

Rosedale is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,873 at the 2010 census, down from 2,414 in 2000. It is the same "Rosedale" that bluesman Robert Johnson referenced in his song "Travelling Riverside Blues". Locals claim that Johnson sold his soul to the Devil at the intersection of Mississippi state highways 1 and 8, on the south end of town, and that he tells this story metaphorically in "Cross Road Blues". However, a number of other Delta municipalities claim that the transaction took place in or near their boundaries.