This week on Beale Street Caravan, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors perform live at the concert to benefit the beloved Overton Park Shell, here in Memphis. The band is also celebrating the release of their latest album, Strangers No More. Drew Holcomb, a native Memphian and the band’s founder, sits down with Beale Street Caravan […]
Beale Street Caravan is on the soulful road to glory this week with the Queen of Sacred Soul, Elizabeth King, celebrating the release of her third album, Soul Provider, live from the Green Room inside of Crosstown Arts. The queen is backed by the Sacred Soul Band, which features Memphis music stalwarts Will Sexton, Matt […]
This week on Beale Street Caravan we have Mike Doughty of hip-hop/indie fusion band, Soul Coughing. In 1994 they released their debut record “Ruby Vroom,” which was a critical success, long before it was typical to hear hip-hop blended so tightly with angsty rock and jazz. Listen to Doughty performing “Ruby Vroom” live from Bar […]
This week on Beale Street Caravan, we feature singer-songwriter and musician, Lina Beach. After starting as an intern at Royal Studios with Grammy winner, Boo Mitchell, she has become a songwriter, recording artist, and session musician, performing with the legendary Hi Rhythm Section.. Join us as we capture her live set from Bar DKDC, in […]
This week on Beale Street Caravan we feature the soulful sounds of The Wilkins Sisters live from the 2024 RiverBeat Music Festival. Sisters Tangela, Joyce, and Tawana are the daughters of the late gospel bluesman, Reverend John Wilkins, and are keeping their family’s musical tradition alive and well. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will […]
This week on Beale Street Caravan, we feature powerhouse vocalist, songwriter, and entertainer Kesha Cook Norman, live from the Green Room at Crosstown Arts in Memphis, TN. Blending blues, soul, and R&B with an authenticity rooted in gospel tradition, Kesha delivers a performance that is both deeply personal and full of energy.
This week, we have the main event from the Hill Country Picnic. Kenny Brown, reigning King of the Hill Country, is with us with an incendiary set of gut bucket, hip-shaking blues. BSC contributor William Lee Ellis returns to continue his series, Religion and the Blues.
On this week’s episode of Beale Street Caravan, we feature Memphis singer and American Idol alum Alexis Grace, live from Germantown Community Theater. Alexis is currently working on her first full-length album with Memphis music veteran, John Paul Keith, capturing her dynamic blend of pop, soul, country, and rock influences. In our interview, she shares […]
bealestreetcaravan · #3014 – Bobby Rush and Rodd Bland and the Members Only Band This week on Beale Street Caravan, we bring you two unforgettable forces in Memphis music: Bobby Rush and Rodd Bland with the Members Only Band, at the 2025 Country Blues Festival, here in Memphis, TN. Rodd Bland is the son of […]
bealThis week on Beale Street Caravan, listen to a special anniversary performance from Booker T. Jones and Stax Music Academy Alumni, the Franklin Brothers. The performance celebrates the 60th anniversary of Booker T. & the M.G.’s hit, “Green Onions”, as part of the 20th anniversary celebration of Stax Museum. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy […]