“I Remember Beale Street” goes deeper into the real history behind Memphis’ Home of the Blues a Black cultural powerhouse that helped shape American music through legends like W.C. Handy and B.B. King. But Beale wasn’t just music… it was Black business, leadership, and power, led by figures like Robert Church, and a place where Ida B. Wells pushed her fight for justice. Through decline, revival, and change, Beale Street still stands as one of Memphis’ most famous streets bringing people from all

The blues come home 🎸 Beale Street becomes the world stage as the International Blues Challenge brings 200 of the world’s most stellar blues artists to Memphis, January 13–17, 2026. Five days of unforgettable talent, right where the blues live. 💙Link in bio for details. #memphis #mustbememphis #internationalblueschallenge #bealestreet | Memphis Travel

Did you know Kingman has the perfect theater venue right downtown on Beale Street?! We show awesome performances from your local community, as well as produced shows such as tribute shows, comedy, and more! Want to come down and see a show? We have The Phantom Tollbooth playing throughout February! Check out all our shows and buy tickets on our online ticketing site! https://bst.ludus.com/index.php | Beale Street Theater

An account of the blues experience through the recollections and performances of B.B. King, Son Thomas, inmates from Parchman prison, a barber from Clarkesdale, a salesman from Beale Street, and others. Give My Poor Heart Ease is one of a series of films made in Mississippi in the mid 1970s by William Ferris and the Center for Southern Folklore and produced in association with Howard Sayre Weaver. This field work is the basis for Ferris's 2009 bookGive My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississip