Later in the afternoon, there was a block party in South Memphis in memory of a young man called King Craddy who had been murdered several years ago. There was a DJ posted up on the block, and the rap artist Blac Youngsta was filming a new video down the street. As the evening progressed, the crowd grew larger and larger. 6/2/12
Jazz-A-Fire is the jazz ensemble of the Memphis Black Arts Alliance in South Memphis. It includes such great Memphis musicians as trumpeter Nokie Taylor, drummer James Sexton, pianist Steven Lee and bassist Kent Suggs, and runs a monthly jam session at the Alliance headquarters on Bellevue. Here they are performing for the crowd at Melrose Stadium during the Pop-Up Arts Festival in Orange Mound, 4/29/12
William Bell backstage with a fan after the Soulsville Street Festival in South Memphis 4/28/12
Minister Sekura is the former Lance “Sweet Willie Wine” Watson of the Invaders, a well-known community activist in Memphis and Eastern Arkansas in the 1960’s. He still resides in South Memphis.Â
#077 William Bell & The Bo-Keys-I Forgot To Be Your Lover.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
William Bell performs his biggest hit on the Stax to the Max stage at the Soulsville Street Festival in South Memphis, 4/28/12
William Bell returns to the neighborhood where it all began on Saturday 4/28/12 at the Stax to the Max Soulsville Street Festival, backed by Memphis’ own Bo-Keys, with the sun setting in the west. A supreme end to a truly awesome day in Memphis.Â
The Bo-Keys are a living repository of Memphis soul. Unlike many other bands that attempt to recreate the classic sounds of soul, the Bo-Keys involve Memphis soul legends like Howard Grimes, Nokie Taylor and Archie Mitchell, and back soul greats like Percy Wiggins and William Bell. They were the final act at the Stax to the Max Soulsville festival in South Memphis on Saturday, 4/28/12. Learn more about the Bo-Keys here:Â http://www.thebokeys.com/. Like them on Facebook at:Â http://www.facebook.com/thebokeys. Follow their Electrophonic label on Twitter @electrophonic. Learn more about the genius behind the Bo-Keys at http://www.scottbomar.com.Â
Gary Goins takes the stage late in the afternoon at the Stax to the Max Soulsville Street Festival in South Memphis, 4/28/12
Austin’s Mingo Fishtrap (@Mingo_Fishtrap) is a funky, soulful, horn-and-B3 organ driven ensemble, with heavy Stax and Memphis overtones. It was only logical that they would appear at the Stax to the Max Souslville Street Festival, and they amazed the crowd with their feel-good version of alternative soul. Find out more about Mingo Fishtrap at http://www.mingofishtrap.com/. Like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/mingofishtrap. If you still go on Myspace, find them here: http://www.myspace.com/mingofishtrap.
Stax to the Max Soulsville Street Festival, South Memphis, 4/28/12
