With Southern’s band at home, the Marching Maroon and White of Alabama A & M was the only band playing Saturday, and they managed to keep the crowd hyped throughout the game, Huntsville AL, 11/03/12
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John Michael Shaw Trio-“This is New”
I have been a fan of the music of Kurt Weill for many years, so this past Friday night at the Westin Hotel lobby in Memphis, my jazz trio played this seldom-heard Kurt Weill tune called “This Is New.” Through an odd coincidence for me as a Grambling fan, the lobby was packed to the walls because of a Grambling alumni mixer. Monte Butts is on bass, and George “G-Smoove” Taylor is on the drums.
Renardo Ward & Friends, King’s Palace Cafe, Memphis
Renardo Ward and friends at King’s Palace Cafe, Memphis, 11/02/12 (at King’s Palace Cafe)
Honoring the Memphis Horns at the Rock and Soul Museum
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
The Barnes Family Live at the River Arts Festival, Memphis
#085 Barnes Family @ River Arts Festival (by John Shaw)
The Barnes Family gospel singers perform at the Neosoulville stage at the River Arts Festival in Memphis, 10/27/12
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The Barnes Family on the Neosoulville Stage at River Arts Fest, Memphis
The Barnes Family gospel singers perform on the Neosoulville stage at the River Arts Festival in Memphis, 10/27/12
The Barnes Family Rocks the River Arts Fest, Memphis
Memphis gospel group The Barnes Family performs on the Neosoulville stage at the River Arts Festival, with James Sexton on drums and Dwayne “MonoNeon” Thomas Jr on bass, 10/27/12
D. Monet and Ess Tribe at the River Arts Festival, Memphis
Memphis singer D Monet performs with her band Ess Tribe at the Neosoulville stage at the River Arts Festival in Memphis, 10/27/12. You can like her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/D-Monet/191472080820.