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Twist, Arkansas

Twist is an unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States.[1] Twist was named after a nearby plantation of the same name.[2]

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)[3][4] was born in Twist.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twist, Arkansas
  2. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 135.
  3. ^ "Overview". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Obituary". Centerstagechicago.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

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