Othar Turner

American blues fife player and Grandfather of Sharde Thomas Turner's unique style of fife and drum music has received national accolades and awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage award, the Smithsonian Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Charlie Patton Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival. Born : June 02, 1907 in Jackson County, Mississippi. Died : February 27, 2003 in Gravel Springs, Mississippi.