Center for Southern Folklore

Center for Southern Folklore Southernfolklore.com Center hosts customized cultural programs for groups of all ages. Main. The Center presents music programs on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Maintains an exhibit hall that presents music, photographs, and media that showcase Memphis's rich cultural heritage. The voices and music of hundreds of men and women form the basic of the Center's Multimedia Archives. The Center is engaged in digitizing elements of the Archives so that this information can be available in cds, dvds, and photographs. Selected portions of Center's work is availa

ble in the Center's Folklore Store at 123 S. The Center's major public event is the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival held the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day Weekend.

"I'm ready for my close up," B.B. King told an NBC Today crew in 2005 when the morning show filmed in Memphis. The Blues...
09/16/2025

"I'm ready for my close up," B.B. King told an NBC Today crew in 2005 when the morning show filmed in Memphis.
The Blues Boy would've been 100 years old. Unquestionably the King of the Blues.
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Memphis can't get enough of Rufus Thomas. But even a top star like Thomas struck out once in a while. "The world's oldes...
09/11/2025

Memphis can't get enough of Rufus Thomas. But even a top star like Thomas struck out once in a while. "The world's oldest teenager," who starred for both Stax and Sun Records, strikes out and mugs for the camera in this May 1985 charity shot.
These and other images are available at a click away at www.southernfolklore.com/historical-prints

During this Elvis week we share some of our best reads on the King, then to top it all off Elvis shares stage with BB Ki...
08/12/2025

During this Elvis week we share some of our best reads on the King, then to top it all off Elvis shares stage with BB King, Isaac Hayes and WC Handy through the art of Kings of Beale.
Check out these products at southernfolklore.com/shop-1 and .southernfolklore.com/mmhf-posters
or visit us at 119 S. Main behind the Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art.
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08/05/2025

Thank you to everyone for coming to our jazz concert last weekend. Next date for our monthly show: September 7. Venue: Center for Southern Folklore. Performer: Cequita Monique with the Jazz Workshop. Time: 2 p..m.-5 p.m. Mark your calendars. ,

Join us Sunday for great times and great music.
08/01/2025

Join us Sunday for great times and great music.

Today's posting serves two fold: a reminder in this hot weather that we're here and cool inside 119 S. Main behind Belz ...
07/17/2025

Today's posting serves two fold: a reminder in this hot weather that we're here and cool inside 119 S. Main behind Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art where one of our vendors Lisa Lane invites you to "Come in, and visit. You can also see some of her colorful signs and many roosters and chickens.
Her lively art is featured at our downtown store or can be purchased with a click at https://www.southernfolklore.com/available-in-store-only
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Weeks after his death customers are still grieving for the loss of our friend and bluesman Daddy Mack Orr. Daddy Mack w...
07/07/2025

Weeks after his death customers are still grieving for the loss of our friend and bluesman Daddy Mack Orr. Daddy Mack was a musical mainstay for us here at the Center for Southern Folklore for many years. We carry a wide array of his CDS here - often telling out-of-town visitors and Memphians alike that he was "the real deal," when it came to singing the blues. He was the real deal - in every way - as a musician but more so because of his kindly and hospitable nature. We'll miss him.

During these hot days of June and July, why not read a good book about what makes Memphis such a special place. Whether ...
06/12/2025

During these hot days of June and July, why not read a good book about what makes Memphis such a special place. Whether it's a tour-style book from Beale Street or reads about some of Memphis' favorite sons or writers, we've got you covered. Visit us at 119 S. Main behind Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art or click on southernfolklore.com/shop-1
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Nothing to do on Sunday afternoon. Well, not really folks. The Center for Southern Folklore and Cequita McKinlly have te...
05/29/2025

Nothing to do on Sunday afternoon. Well, not really folks. The Center for Southern Folklore and Cequita McKinlly have teamed up for a jazzy Sunday. Show time is 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. with special guest eZra Brown. We're at 119 S. Main right behind Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art
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Long-awaited music returns to the Center for Southern Folklore. Our first Sunday of each month Jazz series continues in...
05/13/2025

Long-awaited music returns to the Center for Southern Folklore. Our first Sunday of each month Jazz series continues in June and is sure to have you hummin' and dancin' in your seats. Join the CSF, Cequita Monique and guest eZra Brown for a jazzy beginning of the week.

that the Pinch District was the first business section in the city. The area was also home to many religious and immig...
04/22/2025

that the Pinch District was the first business section in the city. The area was also home to many religious and immigrant families upon arrival to this country. The picture below shows what a melting pot the Pinch was in the early 1900s. Shown is a Jewish tailor, an Italian firefighter and an Irish police officer who round out the neighborhood.
These images and others are available at a click away at southernfolklore.com/historical-prints

Address

119 S. Main, Suite 106
Memphis, TN
38103

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 2pm - 5:30pm

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+19015253655

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