Memphis, Tennessee has a lengthy and hallowed musical tradition. From the blues of Furry Lewis and Bukka White and the soul music of Isaac Hayes and Al Green, to the R&B and rock 'n' roll of artists like Elvis Presley and Jim Dickinson, and much, much more the Bluff City has nurtured and spawned great American music unlike any other city, north or south!
Every year, the Beale Street Music Festival is held in the 33-acre Tom Lee Park on the banks of the Mississippi River at the end of Beale Street. This year's festival will be held from Friday, April 30th through Sunday, May 2nd as part of the city's month-long "Memphis In May" celebration and will feature dozens of artists performing on four separate stages. See who is performing this spring on Beale Street....
Coco Montoya photo by Frank Vigil, courtesy Alligator Records
The 2009 San Francisco Blues Festival has been cancelled due to lack of funding. The longest-running blues festival in the United States, the San Francisco Blues Festival has brought blues...
I remember writing back in 2006, during season five of American Idol , that I was worried Elliott Yamin would get voted off the show too early. Though he almost always displayed impressive vocal skills, he lacked the stage presence of more seasoned performers like Chris Daughtry and Taylor Hicks. I needn’t have worried. Though Elliott did not win Idol that year, he became the “Rocky” of that season. He and his fans were determined that he “go the distance.” Ultimately, Elliott lasted one week longer than Chris Daughtry, finishing in third place.
Now, with the Idol experience behind him, Elliott has just released his second album of new material (he has also released two Christmas albums). The album, Fight For Love , was released on May 5th. His first album, Elliott Yamin , peaked at number three on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, spawning a
