Guest Column: Time for Beale Street Music Festival to evolve
Low Cut Connie fans cheer the band on during Beale Street Music Festival May 5. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Taylor Berger
Taylor Berger is the founder of Two Broke Bartenders and several Memphis restaurants, as well as an affiliate commercial real estate broker with Trotz Real Estate Services.
“The leadership of Memphis in May has not changed since 1998. We should be grateful for their work over the years, keeping the festival going through all of the rain and mud and years. But it’s time for a change.”
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