Vince Johnson and the Plantation All-Stars perform Saturday afternoon on the outdoor stage at Handy Park on Beale Street despite the cold weather. Saturday was …
A group of folks just start randomly dancing on the sidewalk on Beale Street in downtown Memphis on the final day of the International Blues …
Winter can slow things down in downtown Memphis, as it gets really cold here in January and February. February, however, brings the International Blues Challenge, …
Bama’s Record Shop on Bailey Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi has been the premiere place to buy blues, soul, gospel and rap music in Jackson for …
Bro. Ron’s original artwork of Memphis’ legendary jazz band leader Jimmie Lunceford (at The Blues Foundation)
James Music, formerly James Records and Tapes, is a legendary urban music institution on Memorial Parkway in Huntsville, which I honestly thought had closed. Instead, I learned that the building had suffered water damage and thus was closed for awhile, but is back open again. There is an especially good selection of rare vinyl, a section of local Huntsville rap artists, and a good selection of blues and southern soul.Â
On Tuesday October 30, 2012, the Memphis Rock and Soul Museum (a Smithsonian institution) held a reception to honor the Memphis Horns at the opening of the Horn of Plenty exhibit in the museum. Sadly, Andrew Love passed away in April, but his family members were present, and Wayne Jackson was present. John Hornyak of the Memphis Recording Academy chapter and Memphis Mayor A. C. Wharton spoke. This was the most recent event in a year that has seen a flurry of belated honors for Memphis musicians.Â
#051 Kenny Brown @ River Arts Fest (by John Shaw)
Mississippi bluesman Kenny Brown performs on the Blues Foundation Stage at the River Arts Festival in Memphis, 10/27/12
Hill country bluesman Kenny Brown performs at the Blues Foundation Stage near the National Civil Rights Museum during the River Arts Festival in Memphis, 10/27/12
