Orion Financial Free Concert Series: Memphis Country Blues Festival
September 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CDT
From 1966-1969, the Overton Park Shell hosted the annual Memphis Country Blues Festival, uniting white and black artists on stage. These festivals served as a benefit and showcase for blues masters like Furry Lewis, Bukka White, and Reverend Robert Wilkins, aiming to rectify the historical mistreatment of blues artists by white society and recognizing them as American cultural icons.
ARTISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Free
