One of the most iconic streets in the United States, Beale Street is a legendary Memphis entertainment destination. It's filled to the brim with great choices for live music, Memphis-style barbecue, ...

Back in 1984, it began rather humbly as “The Blues Amateur Contest,” a small free showcase held at the New Daisy theater, part of an ongoing series of concerts called The Beale Street Rambles. But 40 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Central High School Warrior Band just jazzed its way into the history books. The band took first place at the 29th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band ...

Memphis in May's 2023 Beale Street Music Festival is set for May 5-7, making its return — after four years — to its historic home at Tom Lee Park along the riverfront in Downtown Memphis. The three ...

Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot peppers. side 1: Beale Street Blues; side 2: The Pearls (Bluebird B-10252). 78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1927 and released on Victor 20948. Rust, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Along historic Beale Street ...

Blues musician and Beale Street legend Earl “The Pearl” Banks has died. The venerable guitarist and bandleader was 89. News of Banks’ passing was confirmed on his official Facebook page. He had been ...