Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis soul singer and songwriter, Don Bryant, died Friday morning, Dec. 26, at the age of 83. He’s best known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis is remembering a true music legend — Steve Cropper, whose unmistakable guitar work and songwriting shaped ...

Memphis soul music became the “soundtrack of the modern Civil Rights Movement" as the city served as a bridge between the ...

Memphis will stage a series of major R&B and soul concerts in 2026, featuring Toni Braxton, Babyface, Charlie Wilson, and New Edition among other acclaimed performers. Alongside these high-profile ...

From the Memphis Rap OGz to Boo Mitchell’s Royal Studios Jam, here are the local acts you won't want to miss at RiverBeat ...

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Don Bryant, a celebrated Memphis soul singer and songwriter whose work helped define Southern rhythm and blues for decades, has died at 83, his family announced Friday on social ...

“A warm, Memphis-style sun shone Sunday on the Black Ensemble Theater. And in the guise of Rufus Thomas, the lanky Rick Stone was ‘Walking the Dog’ and, when not perambulating a persnickety pooch, ...

As a jazz singer, Dee Dee Bridgewater, born Denise Eileen Garrett in Memphis, has always overlapped with pop genres, having earned kudos on Broadway, played Billie Holiday in European productions of ...

February, Senior Contributor Jeff Heilman had the opportunity to visit the world’s most sung-about city—Memphis, Tennessee—to see how the destination’s story comes to life through immersive and ...

David Porter recounts his youth in South Memphis and how Stax Records became Soulsville in his upcoming memoir, “Soul Man: ...

The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum has once again been voted among America's top music museums in a poll conducted by USA TODAY. For 2026, the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum was ranked No. 5 in the Best Music ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis soul singer and songwriter, Don Bryant, died Friday morning, Dec. 26, at the age of 83. He’s best known for co-writing the hit song I Can’t Stand the Rain, which he wrote with ...