Beale Street Brass Note will honor Memphis-born Aretha Franklin
Dean Deyo, chairman of the Beale Street Walk of Fame, leads a second line procession down Beale Street Sunday, March 24, in honor of Memphis-born Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul, who died last August, received a posthumous spot on the Beale Street Walk of Fame. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Aretha Franklin's Beale Street Brass Note was unveiled Sunday, one day before what would have been her 77th birthday. Her legacy was celebrated with a processional and tribute from local musicians.
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Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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