No other event represents the rich musical heritage of this region better than the
Memphis Music & Heritage Festival. You'll see and hear the Mid-South's best singers and musicians performing traditional blues, rockabilly, country, bluegrass, klezmer, soul, jazz, gospel and that good old sweet soul music. But the Festival is much more than just a celebration of the past. Memphis still has a lot to offer musically from alt-rock and alt-country to hip hop to drum lines to neo-soul to techno funk to Latin jazz. This Festival is dedicated to presenting the wealth of talent that made - and continues to make - Memphis one of the great musical melting pots on the planet.
2009 Music Genre List (updated 8.18.09)
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BIG BAND
Johnny Yancey
FUNK
Hope Clayburn & Soul Scrimage
FOLK
Tori Norton
Kate Campbell
Kim Richardson
Susan Marshall
Valerie June Trio
Paul Taylor
JUG BAND
Last Chance Jug Band Bluff City Backsliders
GOSPEL
Darrel Petties & SIP Sensational Six
The Mellow Tones
The Brown Singers Moments of Joy
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BLUEGRASS
Pine Ridge Boys Grassfire
JAM BAND
FreeWorld
Tempeh Four Devil Train
Giant Bear
LATIN
Los Cantadores
Los Cantadores Trio
BOOGIE WOOGIE
Jason D Williams
KLEZMER
Memphis Klezmer Allstars
R & B
Sweet Angel
Sidney, Cidney, Sidney
INDIE
Two Way Radio
Amy Lavere |
BLUES
Agitators Blind Mississippi Morris
Daddy Mack Blues Band
Elmo & The Shades
Ghost Town Blues Band Super Chikan
Billy Lavender featuring Brad Webb and The Pocket Rockets
William Lee Ellis
Slidin Clyde Roulette
JAZZ
Jumpin ChiChi's
Orange Mound Jazz Messengers
Promise
The Gary Topper Group Niko Lyras & Vicki
Loveland
Chris Parker & Kelley Hurt
ROCKABILLY
Sonny Burgess & the Pacers
Smoochy Smith and Hooch |
COUNTRY
Eddie Bond Greg Hisky & His Whiskey Dixie Flyers
Roy Harper
Papa Tops
West Coast Turnaround
ROCK
Joyce Cobb
Dani
Dan Montgomery
Susan Marshall
RAP
Willie Firecracker
Al Kapone
REGGAE
Exodus
SOUL
Bobby Rush
Tonya Dyson & Green Onions
Will Graves
Ms Nickki |
This is one of my favorite Memphis Events. I volunteer every year. I will be managing the Folk Lore Hall Stage. Please come by and say Hi. photo courtesy of flickr some rights reserved
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That would be quite the show! I love music and would enjoy listening to the different sounds and styles. Not quite in the budget for this year, though!