‘Soul Aid’: a Fundraising Experience for SUSAF ft NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winners- Tank and the Bangas Announced

by Tonya Dyson

Soul Aid: a fundraising ‘experience’ for the Soulsville USA Festival will feature NPR Tiny Desk contest winners, Tank and the Bangas along with other special guests on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 8pm. The event will take place at Clayborn Temple- 280 Hernando St, Downtown Memphis. $20 general admission tickets go on sale Monday, March […]

2016 Festival Stakeholders (Residents) Meeting on Tues, 3/14

by Tonya Dyson

Join us on Tuesday, March 14th for the first in a series of recaps of the 2016 Soulsville USA Festival & to find out how you can be a part of the 2017 events! Memphis Slim Collaboratory- 1130 College St, Soulsville USA 6pm

Soulsville USA Festival rocks South Memphis

by Tonya Dyson

College Street in South Memphis was teeming with activity Saturday as music lovers visited for the second annual Soulsville USA Festival. The free event featured fifteen bands and four dance performances on multiple stages, said organizer Tonya Dyson. In between sets visitors could peruse local vendors and food options. “It is a place to showcase the beautiful Soulsville USA neighborhood,” Dyson […]

Free Museum Admission During the Festival!

by Tonya Dyson

Stax Musuem of American Soul Music will offer FREE admission during the Soulsville USA Festival on Saturday, October 15th! Museum hours are from 10a-5pm. Festival hours are from 11am-6pm. 926 E. McLemore Ave Memphis, TN 38106 map Directions email Email Us Phone 901-942-7685

Stax star William Bell tops Soulsville USA Festival lineup

by Tonya Dyson

Somewhat overshadowed in Memphis music history by his fellow Stax Records vocal dynamo Otis Redding, William Bell recently has enjoyed a strong second act, performing at the White House, appearing prominently in the documentary “Take Me to the River,” releasing new album “This Is Where I Live,” and soon to be inducted into the Memphis […]