The Memphis Music & Heritage Festival is two days every Labor Day Weekend and five stages of the Memphis area's most dynamic musicians, performers, artists, dancers, talkers and cooks -- presented in a family-friendly, festive setting. You'll hear blues, rock, soul, gospel, rockabilly, jazz, and lots more!
We had a great time in 2007 - thanks for making it happen! Come back in 2008!!
Mark your calendar Now! Labor Day Weekend August 30 & 31, 2008 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM Downtown Memphis -- Main Street @ Peabody Place Avenue
Take a look at this site to learn more about the performers from 2007 - click on most of the pictures for more information. Pictured in the right hand corner of this page is ...
Bobby Rush: This sexy, sexagenarian soul man from Jackson, Mississippi has been delighting audiences with his outrageous, bootylicious stage show for over 50 years. In 2003, PBS viewers got up close and personal with Bobby when director Richard Pearce and Center for Southern Folklore alumnus Robert Gordon profiled life on the road with Bobby and his crew as part of Martin Scorsese’s celebrated series, The Blues.
We had over 100 acts in 2007 including Bobby
Rush, Jason D Williams, Billy Lee Riley, Kate Campbell, Darrel Petties
& SIP, Jim Dickinson & Friends, Joyce Cobb, Roscoe Robinson,
Sonny Burgess and The Pacers, Eddie Bond's Country Music Show,
Blind Mississippi Morris, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Brown Singers, Spirit
of Memphis and many more!!
Stay tuned to this site for more festival updates, current shows and events at the Center for Southern Folklore.
For more information, contact the Center at 901.525.3655
Festival Merchandise
Check out our cool Memphis Music & Heritage Festival memorabilia at the Center's new eBay store! Or, just come on and visit our Folklore Store in Memphis (123 Main St.)
