Missy Miles captures the spirit of W.C. Handy with winning music festival poster
Local master muralist and multi-faceted artist Missy Miles recently won the poster contest for the W.C. Handy Music Festival held annually for 44 years to celebrate the “Father of the Blues.”
THE SHOALS — Missy Miles’ work will once again be a part of history as her poster design for the W.C. Handy Music Festival in The Shoals was selected as the official artwork for the 2025 event, the 44th annual festival held annually to celebrate the “Father of the Blues.”
Miles noted past poster winners’ designs are displayed in the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in Tuscumbia.