February 05, 2009 Music

International Blues Challenge on Beale This Weekend 

by John Branston
click to enlarge William Lee Ellis
  • William Lee Ellis
There's been plenty of controversy in recent years about the centrality of blues music on Beale Street, but all that takes a hiatus this week as hundreds (do I hear thousands?) of blues lovers descend on Memphis for the 25th annual International Blues Challenge ...

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