All About Beale Street Music Festival
                     ALL ABOUT BEALE 
STREET MUSIC 
FESTIVAL
 The Beale Street Music Festival is a part 
of the Memphis in May International 
Festival, a month-long festival held in 
the city of Memphis in Tennessee.
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 The Beale Street Music Festival is a three-
day musical fest which attracts over a 
million visitors, featuring a mix of 
contemporary, jazz, rock and soul music.
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 Held in the first week of May at Tom Lee Park 
in Memphis, this event has featured 
numerous popular artists like Ed Sheeran, 
Wiz Khalifa, Cardi B, Snoop Dogg and many 
others.
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History
 This event, which began in the 70’s, has 
helped bring much needed revenue to an 
ailing Memphis. This event is special since it 
was the first time the African Americans and 
the White communities organized a festival 
together.
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 The first Beale Street Music Festival was 
held in 1977, for which all the credits 
went to late Memphis attorney Irvin 
Salky.
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 The lawyer, who was an avid music lover, 
gave away all his personal funds to 
organize the event held at a stage near 
Beale in Downtown Memphis.
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 Memphis in May is now one of America’s 
leading non-profit organization, bringing 
lots of jobs and revenue to the citizens of 
Memphis.
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 The event has won many awards and 
accolades, which has brought world-famous 
events like Beale Street Music Festival and 
World Championship Barbecue Cooking 
Contest.
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 This event also does an International Salute, 
where a country’s ambassador and its 
culture is featured. Since its inception, 38 
countries from around the world have been 
featured.
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