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Sid Selvidge lives life one song at a time

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Published June 11, 2010 at 12:02 a.m.

Good things come to those who wait, or so the old adage goes. For fans of musician Sid Selvidge, those are words to live by. These days, Selvidge is probably best known as the executive producer of the internationally syndicated radio show "Beale Street Caravan." But that's just one of the many lives he has led. Selvidge has a new album and will mark the release with a free concert Sunday at the Levitt Shell ...

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Memphis Daily News - Big Changes On Beale

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Published June 7, 2010 at 4:40 p.m.

Big changes are underway for Beale Street now that the case between the city and Performa Entertainment has been settled ... Candice Ludlow caught up with Memphis Daily News Senior Reporter Bill Dries at the Hall of Mayors to find out about the settlement ...

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Gus Cannon and His Jug Stompers "Walk Right In" and Receive Top Blues Honors

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Published May 8, 2010 at 3:36 p.m.

This week is a big week for the Blues in Memphis ... Inductions into the Blues Hall of Fame, Blues Music Awards at the Convention Center, and Muddy Waters' sons played at train stations from New Orleans to Chicago as part of the Mississippi Blues Trail ... Gus Cannon was honored on Beale Street with a Brass Note and he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame ... Candice Ludlow has more ...

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Sunday acts redeem challenging Beale Street Music Fest

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Published May 2, 2010 at 9:30 p.m.

Looking back, the clouds — metaphorical, at least — had been gathering around the 2010 Beale Street Music Festival well before the music ever started. By the time Friday’s opening night had finished at Tom Lee Park, the sound of music had given way to the persistent wail of tornado sirens and the clatter of raging thunderstorms ...

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Forecasts worse than weather for Beale Street Music Festival

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Published May 2, 2010 at 9:16 p.m.

Dodging bullets. That's how Memphis in May officials described the challenges that beset this year's Beale Street Music Festival, a three-day event fraught with severe weather and band illnesses. "It's disappointing to everyone involved," said Jim Holt, president of Memphis in May International Festival. "I've never seen anything like this. We made the best decisions we could, and always kept the safety of our patrons in mind." ...

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Sunday favorites redeem challenging Beale Street Music Festival

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Published May 2, 2010 at 8:16 p.m.

Looking back, the clouds had been gathering around this Beale Street Music Festival well before the music ever started ...

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Alison Krauss, John Hiatt cancel Beale Street Music Festival performances tonight

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Published May 2, 2010 at 12:48 p.m.

Alison Krauss & Union Station and John Hiatt, both from the Nashville area, have canceled tonight's scheduled performances at the Beale Street Music Festival due to road closures from this weekend's flooding ...

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Blues, rock ruled during day two of Music Fest

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Published May 1, 2010 at 11:10 p.m.

Fittingly for a festival named for its birthplace (and beset most of the day by dark storm clouds), the blues dominated on the north end of Tom Lee Park on day two of the Memphis In May Beale Street Music Festival ...

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Storms cancel first, last acts of Music Fest, but rocking and rolling was between

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Published May 1, 2010 at 10:08 p.m.

John Oates, of the band Hall & Oates, beamed like a kid as he watched Jerry Lee Lewis from backstage at the Beale Street Music Festival. The Killer’s annual appearance is part of what makes this festival on the river a national treasure. “He’s one of the founding fathers of the genre,” Oates said. “And this is the place to come and have the full rock and roll experience. Memphis is the link between the Delta blues and rock and roll. I love coming here.” ...

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Music shines after late, dreary start for Beale Street Music Fest

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Published May 1, 2010 at 8:29 p.m.

With the previous night’s storms having left things in a state of confusion, Saturday’s Beale Street Music Festival proceeded in fits and starts for the first half of the day. Sets were eliminated or truncated, schedules shifted and a general sense of uncertainty lingered before conditions turned favorable for at least a few hours until a tornado warning ended the music ...

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