Waiting on Jesus With The Anointed Cowan Singers #MMHF13
The Anointed Cowan Singers are another Memphis gospel group whose performances and repertoire highlight the extremely close relationship between Memphis gospel and Memphis soul. In …
Bands
Karma’s Sexy Soul #MMHF13
Memphis’ all-female R & B group Karma brought a soulful seductiveness to the Gayoso Stage at the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival, 8/31/13
Millennium Madness Drill Team & Drum Squad #MMHF13
The Millennium Madness Drill Team and Drum Squad is a Memphis-based youth organization that provides opportunities for young people to be involved in drill team …
Digging the Blues With Preston Shannon #MMHF13
The city of Memphis has a formidable blues tradition, so young men who choose to play the blues are up against some legendary competition and …
Memphis’ Inner City Drumming Traditions With The Baby Blues Drumline #MMHF13
Drums and drumming have played a tremendous role in the cultural life of Memphis’ inner-city Black communities, throughout most of the 20th and 21st century. …
Memphis Indie Band Bean (@Bean_Music) at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival #MMHF13
Also on the Arts Memphis stage of the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival was a local indie rock band called Bean, which I seem to …
WLOK’s Annual Stone Soul Picnic
By an odd coincidence of tradition, the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival always coincides with another Memphis tradition, radio station WLOK’s Stone Soul Picnic, which …
Classic Memphis Gospel With The Appointed #MMHF13
One of the best aspects of the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival is the close proximity of different styles of Memphis music on different stages, …
Memphis Indie Rock With Mouserocket #MMHF13
As I walked back toward the Gayoso Stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, I noticed a rock band on stage that featured an …
The East Memphis Trio and Friends Play at Local Downtown #MMHF13
Besides the music that was occurring on the official Memphis Music and Heritage Festival stages, there was also a good-sounding band playing on the patio …