Beale St. Music Festival artist George Hunt is dead at 87
Since 1992, Hunt was the official artist for the Beale Street Music Festival, creating a new painting for the festival each year for nearly three decades.
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George Hunt Obituaries Beale Street Music Festival Memphis artists Carver High School Blues & Legends Hall of Fame MuseumOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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