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Before ‘Eras,’ before ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ Taylor Swift played on Beale Street. But only 10 people were there to hear it.

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 13, 2025 10:42 AM CT | Published: August 13, 2025 4:00 AM CT

Taylor Swift played at Beale Street’s Itta Bena in 2007 and helped generate a special bond between a father and a daughter. 

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Drew Hill

Drew Hill

Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.


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