If you haven’t heard already, Memphis music will be getting some props next week at the White House as President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama continue their In Performance at the White House series.
In previous In Performance showcases, the Obamas have celebrated music styles such as the blues, country, Broadway, and Motown and now Memphis soul is finally getting it’s due.
The line-up for the concert will include Memphis musicians Al Green, William Bell, Justin Timberlake, and Mavis Staples with the legendary Booker T. Jones serving as the music director and band leader.
It’s sure to be a dynamite show and a great opportunity for the national spotlight to be focused on a historic and prolific musical culture here in Memphis that we here at Signal Flow are very familiar with!
To read more, check out the feature in USA Today.