Club Memphis is a Mound institution on the corner of Park and Pendleton. On parade morning, the DJs post up outside, blasting the street with the feel-good sounds of Maze, Mel Waiters, Tyrone Davis and Johnnie Taylor. Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12
The gypsy-jazz/folk band Devil Train renames itself Beast Finger when it goes electric, as they did Sunday at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12. Check them out on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/DevilTrain/info.
#103 Sensational Six (by jdoggtn7)
Memphis gospel legends the Sensational Six perform at the Center for Southern Folklore during the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12
The Ghost Town Blues Band (@GTBBMemphis) performs on the Peabody Place stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12. Visit http://www.ghosttownbluesband.com/ for merchandise, show dates and more info. Like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ghost-Town-Blues-Band/97128837211 or follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/gtbbmemphis
The Merry Mobile, a rock trio named for a familiar Memphis ice cream truck in the 1960’s, performs at the Gayoso stage during the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12. Visit http://www.themerrymobile.com/ for videos, tour dates and more.
The Sensational Six are one of Memphis’ veteran gospel groups. During their 40-year career, they have recorded for many local Memphis labels, including Philwood (a subsidiary of Select-O-Hits), Designer, Messenger and others. Their performance at the Center for Southern Folklore Saturday during the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival was a real-life demonstration of the close relationship of gospel to soul music.Â
The Anointed Cowan Sisters perform on the ArtsMemphis stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12
Memphis folk-rockers Bean (@Bean_Music) perform on the ArtsMemphis stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12. Like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/beanband/info, visit their website at http://beanmusic.bandcamp.com/ or follow them on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Bean_Music.
The Memphis Music and Heritage Festival also celebrates the visual arts as well, with exhibits both indoors and out on the Main Street Mall, 9/1/12
#011 BTW Drumline (by jdoggtn7)
The Booker T. Washington High School drumline performs in the stands at their game against Westwood at Booker T. Washington Stadium in South Memphis, 8/31/12
