Stax legend honored with party and Beale Street Brass Note
Deanie Parker speaks during the celebration at the Memphis Listening Lab Sunday, May 5, 2024, for what would have been the 90th birthday of the blues, disco, R&B and gospel legend Johnnie Taylor, who was raised in West Memphis, Arkansas. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Johnnie Taylor was honored posthumously with a discussion on his legacy, the unveiling of his Beale Street Brass Note and the showing of a 20-minute documentary on his musical career.
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Kambui Bomani is the general assignment and breaking news reporter for The Daily Memphian. He is a graduate of Jackson State University’s multimedia journalism program and earned a master’s degree in digital journalism from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. His work has been published in Pro Football Focus, The Southside Stand, HBCU Legends, FanSided and Wisconsin Sports Heroics.
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