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Castro "Mr. Sipp" Coleman Recognized by Senator Gary Brumfield

Castro "Mr. Sipp" Coleman Recognized by Senator Gary Brumfield

Senator Gary Brumfield and Senator Reginald D. Jackson, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, led presentation of Senate Resolution 50, to Mississippi Gospel and Blues Artist Castro "Mr. Sipp" Coleman from McComb, for being a...

Senator Gary Brumfield and Senator Reginald D. Jackson, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, led presentation of Senate Resolution 50, to Mississippi Gospel and Blues Artist Castro "Mr. Sipp" Coleman from McComb, for being a gospel and blues ambassador for the state. The blues and gospel singer, musician, songwriter and guitarist is the Vicksburg Blues Society's 2014 International Blues Challenge winner as well as the 2014 Gibson Best Guitarist Award Winner. The same year Castro was given the Bobby Rush Entertainer of the Year Award by the Jus' Blues Foundation. In 2015, he won several Jackson Music Awards, including International Male Blues Artist, Blues Artist of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year.