The Blues Foundation (@BluesFoundation) sponsored a booth at this year’s Cooper-Young Festival. The Blues Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Memphis that exists to support the style of music called blues and the artists who perform and record it. Read more about the Blues Foundation here: http://www.blues.org or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TheBluesFoundation. You can also follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bluesfoundation.
The Blues Foundation (@BluesFoundation) sponsored a booth at this year’s Cooper-Young Festival. The Blues Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Memphis that exists to support the style of music called blues and the artists who perform and record it. Read more about the Blues Foundation here: http://www.blues.org or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TheBluesFoundation. You can also follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bluesfoundation.
The Blues Foundation (@BluesFoundation) sponsored a booth at this year’s Cooper-Young Festival. The Blues Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Memphis that exists to support the style of music called blues and the artists who perform and record it. Read more about the Blues Foundation here: http://www.blues.org or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TheBluesFoundation. You can also follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bluesfoundation.
Club Memphis is a Mound institution on the corner of Park and Pendleton. On parade morning, the DJs post up outside, blasting the street with the feel-good sounds of Maze, Mel Waiters, Tyrone Davis and Johnnie Taylor. Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12
The Ghost Town Blues Band (@GTBBMemphis) performs on the Peabody Place stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/2/12. Visit http://www.ghosttownbluesband.com/ for merchandise, show dates and more info. Like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ghost-Town-Blues-Band/97128837211 or follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/gtbbmemphis
Although the rain shut down the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival’s outdoor stages, Memphis bluesman Preston Shannon went on as scheduled in the Folklore Hall. Saturday night, 9/1/12. Visit http://prestonshannon.com/ for upcoming tour dates, merchandise and music, or like Preston Shannon on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/preston.shannon.39?sk=info.
Although the rain shut down the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival’s outdoor stages, Memphis bluesman Preston Shannon went on as scheduled in the Folklore Hall. Saturday night, 9/1/12. Visit http://prestonshannon.com/ for upcoming tour dates, merchandise and music, or like Preston Shannon on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/preston.shannon.39?sk=info.
Bluesman Lightnin Malcolm (@lightninmalcolm) performs on the SunTrust stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival. Malcolm is one of a handful of blues performers working to preserve the unique genre of Hill Country Blues. Visit his website at http://lightninmalcolm.net/, like him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lightnin-Malcolm/142957862420209 or follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lightninmalcolm.
Bluesman Lightnin Malcolm (@lightninmalcolm) performs on the SunTrust stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival. Malcolm is one of a handful of blues performers working to preserve the unique genre of Hill Country Blues. Visit his website at http://lightninmalcolm.net/, like him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lightnin-Malcolm/142957862420209 or follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lightninmalcolm.
Copper Possum (@CopperPossum) is a Memphis band influenced by blues and hillbilly music, frequently performing around the Mid-South. Saturday they performed on the Gayoso stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival. You can learn more about Copper Possum (including where they’ll be playing next) on their website at http://copperpossum.weebly.com/. Or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/copperpossum/info or follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/copperpossum.
