Twist, Arkansas
Twist is an unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States. Twist was named after a nearby plantation of the same name.
Twist was mentioned in the B.B. King song "Lucille" as the location of a club where he once played. It was at this club in Twist where two men started a fight over a woman named Lucille which set the place on fire. Because of this incident, King named his famous guitar Lucille.
The blues musician Little Mack Simmons (1933–2000) was born in Twist.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twist, Arkansas
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 135.
- ^ "Overview". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Obituary". Centerstagechicago.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
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35°22′34″N 90°30′26″W / 35.37611°N 90.50722°W
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