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Orion Free Concert Series: The Bar-Kays
Overton Park Shell 1928 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TNAbout the Artist: Despite unimaginable obstacles, The Bar-Kays have endured as one of the longest-running funk and soul groups of all time. They began in Memphis, Tennessee, as a studio session group, backing major artists at Stax Records like Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes. The bands would go on to have dozens of charting singles […]
Orion Free Concert Series: Opera Memphis
Overton Park Shell 1928 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TNAbout the Artist: Since 1956, Opera Memphis has never stopped singing. Thirteen presidents, nine recessions, three trips to The Final Four, and one global pandemic later, here we are, still making music. Opera Goes to Broadway returns featuring pieces from your favorite Broadway shows sung by your favorite Opera Memphis artists.
Orion Free Concert Series: Los Yesterdays
Overton Park Shell 1928 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TNAbout the Artist: Founded by producer/drummer Gabriel Rowland and singer/songwriter Victor Benavides in Altadena, CA in 2017, Los Yesterdays remained – literally – a garage band for years, a chance for the duo to create their take on the sweet soul music that enveloped childhood experience as young Chicanos in LA. In a Billboard article […]