Bob Mehr
Writer at Freelance
Reporter at The Commercial Appeal
NYT bestselling author, 'Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.' 2X Grammy winner (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Dead Man's Pop). Music Critic, Gannett.
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usatoday.com | Bob Mehr
• Elizabeth King, an 81-year-old gospel singer, opened the final day of the RiverBeat Music Festival in Memphis. • King, who resumed her music career in her late 70s, performed with her band and family members. • Her powerful vocals and uplifting performance resonated with the audience. A gleaming vision dressed in all white, Elizabeth King cut a striking figure against the Big Muddy.
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yahoo.com | Bob Mehr
The Killers paid tribute to The Killer, and rock music had its spotlight moment as the second day of the second annual RiverBeat Music Festival in Memphis came to a close. Sandwiched in between hip-hop futurist Missy Elliott’s opening night performance, and what’s expected to be big a finale from R&B showman Anderon .Paak, May 3's headlining turn from The Killers found the multiplatinum Las Vegas group as the only big name rock band at the top of the RiverBeat bill.
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commercialappeal.com | Bob Mehr
The 2025 RiverBeat Music Festival in Memphis featured hip-hop stars Missy Elliott, Ludacris and Busta Rhymes. Busta Rhymes delivered a high-energy performance with MC Spliff Star. Ludacris, wearing a Vince Carter Grizzlies jersey, performed a 20-song set including his greatest hits. Missy Elliott's headlining performance was a spectacle of sci-fi themes, dance routines and pyrotechnics.
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commercialappeal.com | Bob Mehr
Chuck D received the inaugural Power of Music Honors award from the Soulsville Foundation in Memphis. The award ceremony took place at Stax Museum of American Soul Music and featured performances and speeches. Chuck D was recognized for his contributions to music, activism, and cultural impact. Soul legends and hip-hop royalty mingled together in South Memphis, as Public Enemy founder Chuck D was presented with the Soulsville Foundation’s inaugural Power of Music Honors award on May 2.
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2 weeks ago |
commercialappeal.com | Bob Mehr
Memphis rapper GloRilla will hold her first "Glo Bash" concert at FedExForum on July 25. The concert will feature other CMG labelmates and special guests. On April 30, GloRilla confirmed plans for the first “Glo Bash,” a mid-summer concert event at FedExForum. The show, which will take place July 25 at the Downtown venue, will come just ahead of the rapper’s birthday on July 28. The local concert date follows GloRilla’s first headlining tour, a 21-city run that wrapped up earlier this spring.
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Sad news from the world of Memphis music: Terry Manning, the noted engineer, producer, and musician who worked with a galaxy of stars over his sixty-plus year career — from Led Zeppelin to ZZ Top — has died. More on Manning's life and career here: https://t.co/HVfsIkTQkn
My latest for the New York Times, on the great Benmont Tench, as he releases his second solo album, “The Melancholy Season." With thoughts from Mike Campbell, Danielle Haim, Don Was, Jonathan Wilson, etc. Look for it in Sunday’s print edition of the NYT. https://t.co/KTW7sq3zV5
Man, this interview of Gene Hackman talking about his father. The pain, the humor, the toughness, everything that made him great as an actor is here. R.I.P. to the best. https://t.co/B3aHplALX1
