The Shane Pruitt Band with Terry “Harmonica” Bean Live at Bentonia 2013
The Spartanburg, South carolina-based Shane Pruitt Band was formed in 2006 and released their debut album State of Grace two years later, to much critical …
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At the Bentonia Blues Festival 2013
The Bentonia Blues Festival is an annual event in Yazoo County that was organized by legendary bluesman and Blue Front Cafe proprietor Jimmy “Duck” Holmes. …
Bentonia and the Blue Front Cafe
When I entered Bentonia, I headed straight for the Blue Front Cafe, where I thought the Bentonia Blues Festival was going on, but I soon …
Otis Logan at @DowntownBleu
Young though he is, Otis Logan has already made a name for himself as a first-rate gospel and R & B drummer, frequently called for …
Young Drummer Shawn Payne at @DowntownBleu
Shawn Payne is a young Memphis drummer that impressed me quite a bit last month at a drum shed at Ram in the Bush Christian …
Young Memphis Musicians at @DowntownBleu at the Westin Hotel
The Bleu Restaurant in the Westin Hotel in downtown Memphis is really the only place in the city that regularly features live jazz. Jazz groups …
The Incomparable Redd Velvet: Memphis’ Best Female Blues Singer
Blues and soul singer Redd Velvet moved to Memphis from Alabama, and first garnered attention with the release of her debut album Womanhood 101. She …
A Friday Evening on Beale Street
Despite the commercialism, Beale Street can still be somewhat fun, particularly during the summer. There’s usually live music and barbecue in Handy Park, and street …
Trap Mob (@Trap_Mob1) Ain’t No Nigga Part 2
The crowd at the Tate Street Block Party goes wild as the Trap Mob performs their best-known hit single, 6/8/13
Trap Mob (@Trap_Mob1)Ain’t No N gga Part 1
The Trap Mob performs their best-known hit single at the Tate Street Block Party in South Memphis, 6/8/13