The Sonic Boom Vs. The Aristocrat of Bands at the Southern Heritage Classic
Of course the Southern Heritage Classic is a football game, and I love football, but truth be told, a lot of us go to enjoy …
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Celebrating The Culture of Orange Mound at the Southern Heritage Classic Parade
The Southern Heritage Classic Parade is a lot more than just another parade. Held on the early Saturday morning of the Southern Heritage Classic game, …
Fairley, Southwind and Lane College Bands Perform at Southwind Stadium
Southwind High School in Southeast Shelby County is a relatively new school, so when I saw that they were playing Fairley on the Friday night …
Showcasing Memphis’ Music Talent at On Location: Memphis
While the annual Memphis Music and Heritage Festival was going on downtown, the On Location: Memphis Film and Music Festival was also taking place in …
Day 2 of the Otha Turner Picnic at Gravel Springs
The second day of the annual Otha Turner Picnic in Gravel Springs near Senatobia always falls on a Saturday, and brings out a larger crowd. …
Blues In The Grove At Oxford
The Oxford Blues Festival was not held on the Square this year, as I would have expected, but rather on the Grove on the Ole …
Celebrating the Legacy of Hill Country Blues On Its Biggest Day
Although the Friday night shows had been harassed by storms, no such problem occurred on the Saturday of the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic. In …
Thunder on Water at Grenada Lake
I had never heard of Thunder on the Water until my friend Sherena Boyce mentioned it to me a month or so ago as a …
Celebrating the Life of B. B. King in Indianola
Each year in B. B. King’s hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, deep in the historic Delta region, the great bluesman returned in late May for an …
Earl The Pearl Banks Celebrating the Legacy of B. B. King at Murphy’s
Murphy’s, a divey Irish bar in Midtown is not a place one would usually go for blues, although I remember catching Willie Hall on drums …