Blues on Beale

Memphis, Tennessee's main attraction is Beale Street. It is a located in downtown Memphis and well-known for its rich history of blues music.

It was originally named Beale Avenue, but after W.C. Handy wrote a song entitled, "Beale Street Blues," in 1916, it influenced the name change to Beale Street.

Louis Armstrong, Muddy Waters, B.B. King and other legends have played on Beale Street and helped to develop a style known as Memphis Blues.

"Music is a struggle. Blues is like a struggle that you put out through music."

-Alan Johnson, The Plantation All-Stars

Check out the live Beale Street Cam!