The Smooth Funk Band (@mistergfunk) Brings A Modern Sound to the Bentonia Blues Festival
After a day of largely traditional blues, the younger members of the Jackson-based Smooth Funk Band brought something of a change of pace with their …
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Louis Gearshifter Youngblood-Soul Serenade-Live at Bentonia Blues Festival
Mississippi bluesman Louis Gearshifter Youngblood surprises and thrills the crowd with an unexpected cover of “Soul Serenade” at the Bentonia Blues Festival, 6/15/13
Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood at the Bentonia Blues Festival 2013
Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood is a remarkably-versatile blues and soul artist who, like Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Terry “Harmonica” Bean, records for the amazing Broke and …
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 …
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 …
Memphis’ own @JujuBushman performing at the Hattiloo Black Arts Festival
Memphis singer/songwriter Juju Bushman was an inspired and inspiring choice to kick off the annnual Hattiloo Black Arts Festival last Saturday in Overton Park. Unfortunately, …
Hard Hitters band featuring Cameron Bethany @ShoobyDoowah and @MosbyMike Live at MLGW Plus-1 Jam
Cameron Bethany and Brittany shelby perform Frankie Beverly & Maze’s “Before I Let Go” at the MLG&W Musicians Jam to raise money for utilities for …
Hard Hitters Band featuring Mike Mosby (@MosbyMike) Cameron Bethany (@ShoobyDoowah) and Brittany Shelby at the @MLGW Plus-1 Jam on Beale Street
Each year, our local utility Memphis Light Gas & Water takes advantage of the crowds walking to and from the Beale Street Music Festival to …
Super Chikan Ain’t Nobody Bad Like My Baby Live at @BealeStMusicFes #BSMF13
Clarksdale veteran James Super Chikan Johnson performs a song at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, 5/4/13