Yazoo City MS

Yazoo City, Mississippi

this bank was one of the film locations in the movie 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'

But Yazoo City is more famous for being the home of Jerry Clower, a great Southern storyteller and comedian.

Howard Gerald "Jerry" Clower (September 28, 1926 – August 24, 1998) was an American stand-up comedian. Born and raised in the Southern United States, Clower was best known for his stories of the rural South and was given the nickname "The Mouth of Mississippi". 

Jerry Clower studied agriculture at Mississippi State University, where he played college football. After finishing school in 1951, Clower worked as a county agent and later as a seed salesman. He became a fertilizer salesman for Mississippi Chemical in 1954.

By 1954, Clower had developed a reputation for telling funny stories to boost his sales. Tapes of Clower's speaking engagements eventually found their way to MCA Records. MCA was soon knocking on Clower's door, offering him a contract. Once MCA began distribution in 1971, Jerry Clower from Yazoo City, Missippi Talkin' retailed more than a million dollars over 10 months and stayed in the top 20 on the country charts for 30 weeks. 

Clower spent more than 30 years as a resident of Yazoo City before moving back to the area he was born, Liberty, Mississippi, in 1988. Many of Clower's comical stories mention Yazoo City.  ~ Wikipedia