Several artists originally announced for the 2020 fest — including headliners Smashing Pumpkins and Lil Wayne, as well as Buckingham, DaBaby and Three 6 Mafia — remain on the bill. VIP passes are also available, which offer exclusive seating on raised, covered platforms with unobstructed views of each stage, VIP-only bars with beer, food, wine, […]
Melissa Edwards, 26 wore a powder blue crew neck sweatshirt with Jordan 1s to match. Jeremy Gilcrest, 30, attended the memorial service with his cousin and wife. Every time I listened to it, it got me going. “I’m here to celebrate his life, his music, the impact he has on the city,” he said. Teon […]
“He had a heart of David, a man after God’s own heart, and I’ll say that until the day I die,” said Mia Jerdine, Thornton’s life partner. But one thing I know for sure for certain is that he is in our hearts. “Ever since the day I met him, my life changed,” Fletcher said. […]
The memorial for Thornton will include remarks from those closest to him as well as performances from other artists under Young Dolph’s label, Paper Route Empire. “He had a heart of David, a man after God’s own heart, and I’ll say that until the day I die,” Jerdine said. “Ever since the day I met […]
“That’s what I’m hoping for this community: Every time each and every person drives by the sign, they see Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. Smiley said the renaming and ceremony are a way for the community to celebrate the life and legacy of Young Dolph as a local and national icon. Through the IdaMae Family Foundation, through Paper Route […]
The funeral service at First Baptist Church on Broad Avenue for the rapper, whose real name is Adolph Thornton Jr., came nearly two weeks after he was shot and killed Nov. …Read the full story
The groups were the Shelby County Commission Black Caucus, Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope, Heal the Hood, Families Matter, Memphis Christian Pastor’s Network, Memphis Artists for Change and Black Urban Male.org. Young Dolph, whose real name is Adolph Thornton Jr., was shot and killed last Wednesday inside Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies on Airways Boulevard. “I’m sad about what happened to […]
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Like those made famous by Elvis’ “Speedway” co-star, Nancy Sinatra, Brown’s boots were made for walking — for walking up the driveway of Graceland to the grave of Elvis Presley in the Meditation Garden, where Brown placed a dozen yellow roses, as she does every year on the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death Aug. A retired […]
The prize represents a highlight of what has been an astonishing run of hard-earned success and recognition for the Memphis-born Hall, 40, a Craigmont High School graduate and former intern at The Commercial Appeal who currently finds herself a Tony Award nominee for co-writing “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” the hit Broadway biographical musical about the […]
