Here's a preview of some of the major festivals and events set for Memphis in 2026, for fans of music, art, suds, mudbugs and ...

In the days before the first Memphis Country Blues Society festival in July 1966, some 400 members of the KKK marched at Overton Park, even burning a cross at the parking lot. That didn’t stop the ...

In October, Memphis in May confirmed it was suspending its annual Beale Street Music Festival after more than 40 years, due to falling attendance and crippling financial losses. A day later, Memphis ...

Blues legend Bobby Rush and other Mississippi blues musicians performed at the RiverBeat Music Festival in Memphis. Rush, 91, energized the crowd with his harmonica playing and classic blues songs.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. (AP) — Blues mainstays Buddy ...

Memphis, the unofficial capital city of the Mississippi Delta, is widely renowned for two things: blues and barbecue. The two Memphis institutions are tightly connected—each a result of the Great ...

Music documentary THE BLUES SOCIETY, narrated by actor Eric Roberts, debuts theatrically in New York City May 24th and in Memphis May 31st. Will be released on all North American digital HD internet, ...

In the 1960s, the city of Memphis played host to the Memphis Country Blues Festival. It was a celebration of blues artists that many white organizers helped put together. That festival was captured on ...