King — better known as B.B. King — was born on a cotton plantation outside tiny Itta Bena, destined to reign as the ...

The “Impressions,” by the way, still hold their place as one of the finest compositions for piano and orchestra yet written by an American. The work is thirteen years old, but it is curiously “undated ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Chaos broke out on Beale Street, just days after the National Guard set boots on the ground in Memphis. Four women were assaulted and robbed by a group of men who took off with their ...

The final day of Beale Street Music Festival ended with a whimper and a 'Bagg — a Moneybagg, specifically. While the fest endured stormy weather Saturday, which delayed several performances, the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Both the University of Memphis men’s and women’s basketball teams took the gravel road of Beale Street for the official tip-off for basketball season with the inaugural ‘Ballin on ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It's the first weekend the National Guard is deployed in Memphis, joining more than a dozen federal agents hoping to fight crime in the city. But even with the Memphis Safe Task Force ...

The National Guard was on Beale Street for Memphis Madness and the Freedom Awards. Democrats Launch Investigation Into Trump’s ‘Theft’ Of $230 Million In Taxpayer Money Over 140,000 bottles of ...

The University of Memphis hosted its annual basketball season tipoff event, "Ballin' on Beale," on Beale Street. Over 1,000 fans attended the event, which featured performances, skills competitions, ...

A University of Memphis basketball pep rally called "Ballin' on Beale" took place on the city's famous street. The event featured fans, cheerleaders and players alongside members of the Memphis Safe ...

Since 1960, a bronze likeness of W.C. Handy has presided over his namesake park on Beale Street. Handy was known as "the Father of the Blues." His compositions include "The Memphis Blues," subtitled ...