Memphis gospel group the Moments of Joy performs at the Peabody Place stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12
downtown
In my lifetime at least, Memphis has not had much of a second-line tradition, but a sort-of impromptu second-line developed on Main Street late Sunday during the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12
Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12
MIllennium Madness at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival 2012
Millennium Madness is a youth drill and dance team that competes and performs across the country. Some of their performances are accompanied by a drumline, although the drummers were not present at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12
The Tennessee Mass Choir performs on the Gayoso stage at the second day of the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival as the rains from Hurricane Isaac begin again, 9/2/12. For more info on the Tennessee Mass Choir, click here:Â http://www.heartbeatproductions.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90:tennessee-mass-choir&catid=25:entertainment-resources&Itemid=56.
Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12
The late Hill Country bluesman R. L. Burnside was a much-beloved fixture at Memphis music festivals, and his legacy is continued by his grandson Cedric Burnside, who is both a first-rate guitarist and an amazing drummer. If you’re a fan, visit http://www.cedricburnside.com/, or like him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cedric-Burnside-Project/168919959805998.
The late Hill Country bluesman R. L. Burnside was a much-beloved fixture at Memphis music festivals, and his legacy is continued by his grandson Cedric Burnside, who is both a first-rate guitarist and an amazing drummer. If you’re a fan, visit http://www.cedricburnside.com/, or like him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cedric-Burnside-Project/168919959805998.
The Merry Mobile Live at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 2012
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 faces on the facade of the Brinkley Plaza building in downtown Memphis caught my attention, 9/2/12