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The festival, which is saluting <a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a> in 2022, honors a specific foreign country every year and features many events. The <i>Beale Street Music Festival</i> takes place the first weekend in May and showcases an eclectic lineup of national and local musical talent. <i>International Week</i> is a series of exhibits, screenings, arts and performances dedicated to each year's honored country. The <i>World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest</i> has become one of the most popular <a href="/wiki/Barbecue" title="Barbecue">barbecue</a> contests in the country and has been observed for 46 years. The <i>Great American River Run Half Marathon & 5K</i> welcomes runners of all experience levels through the streets of Memphis and along the banks of the Mississippi River, while <i>901Fest</i> includes a salute to all things Memphis. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Beale_Street_Music_Festival_(BSMF)"><span id="Beale_Street_Music_Festival_.28BSMF.29"></span><span class="anchor" id="BSMF"></span> Beale Street Music Festival (BSMF)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Beale Street Music Festival (BSMF)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="About">About</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: About"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Beale Street Music Festival is a three-day <a href="/wiki/Music_festival" title="Music festival">music festival</a> that has both a mix of big-name stars and local musical acts. Held during the first weekend of May in the city's <a href="/wiki/Tom_Lee_Park" title="Tom Lee Park">Tom Lee Park</a> at the foot of Beale Street, it is considered to be the kick-off event of the entire Memphis in May International Festival celebration. It typically hosts over 100,000 people during the weekend. The Beale Street Music Festival is the only program that has been held every year since the inception of Memphis in May in 1977. Its history can be traced back to the 1800s, when African-American musicians throughout the South would come to Beale Street and perform. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Past_Performers">Past Performers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Past Performers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Beale Street Music Festival is known for featuring an eclectic mix of genres on its lineup every year, from blues and rock 'n roll to rap and pop. The list of bands and musicians that have performed at the festival continue to grow each year, but the list includes Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ray Charles, <a href="/wiki/B.B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="B.B. King">B.B. King</a> in '91 (d.2015, lived in Memphis), <a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker" title="John Lee Hooker">John Lee Hooker</a> in '91, <a href="/wiki/Booker_T._and_the_M.G.%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Booker T. and the M.G.'s">Booker T. and the M.G.'s</a> in '99, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" title="Jerry Lee Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a> from Memphis in '03, <a href="/wiki/Box_Tops" class="mw-redirect" title="Box Tops">Box Tops</a> from Memphis in '97, <a href="/wiki/Big_Star" title="Big Star">Big Star</a> in '99, <a href="/wiki/Fuel_(band)" title="Fuel (band)">Fuel</a> from the Jackson, TN area in '04, <a href="/wiki/Saliva_(band)" title="Saliva (band)">Saliva</a> from Memphis in '04, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, <a href="/wiki/Al_Green" title="Al Green">Al Green</a> in '09 (now a preacher in Memphis), <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a> from Memphis in '00 (d.2008), John Prine, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Black Crowes, Van Morrison, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Snoop Dogg, Kid Rock, John Mayer, Journey, Nelly, Steely Dan, Allman Brothers, Santana, James Taylor, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Korn, The Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, <a href="/wiki/Kings_of_Leon" title="Kings of Leon">Kings of Leon</a> from Nashville in '17, <a href="/wiki/Paramore" title="Paramore">Paramore</a> from Nashville in '15, <a href="/wiki/10_Years_(band)" title="10 Years (band)">10 Years</a> from Knoxville in '06, Soundgarden, Wiz Khalifa, Jane's Addiction, Chuck Berry, The Black Keys, Avenged Sevenfold, Alabama Shakes, Lenny Kravitz, Ed Sheeran, Neil Young, Beck, Paul Simon, Ziggy Marley, Sturgill Simpson, <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> in '09 (d.2018, born in Memphis), <a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> in '10 (<a href="/wiki/Maurice_White" title="Maurice White">Maurice White</a> was born in Memphis and d.2016), <a href="/wiki/Yo_Gotti" title="Yo Gotti">Yo Gotti</a> in '16, <a href="/wiki/Three_6_Mafia" title="Three 6 Mafia">Three 6 Mafia</a> (from Memphis) in '06, Weezer, and many more. </p><p>Many of the festival's best known performers were immortalized in portraits by iconic Memphis painter <a href="/wiki/George_Hunt_(artist)" title="George Hunt (artist)">George Hunt</a>, who produced the Beale Street Music Festival's commemorative poster art for 28 years before his passing in December 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-tntribune_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tntribune-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_Week">International Week</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: International Week"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Every year the festival recognizes a different country, most recently saluting <a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a> in 2022. A week of events that typically begin the day after the Beale Street Music Fest, International Week is dedicated to a country and showcases the foods and culture of that nation. While International Week provides a learning experience for the community at large, the core is a comprehensive educational program for area youth in public and private schools throughout Memphis and Shelby County. The goal of International Week is for area students, by the time they graduate from high school, to have had the opportunity to experience the customs and cultures of 12 countries. Three of the festival's honored countries — Japan, Canada, and the Netherlands – have been featured twice.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Perhaps most important are the trade delegates that visit Memphis and have introductions to suitable, high-level trade partners. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honored_countries">Honored countries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Honored countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Through the years, the Memphis in May International Festival has played host to ambassadors, exhibits and performance troupes from 38 countries. The milestone twentieth annual event in 1996 honored all previous selected countries. The 2019 event honored the bicentennials of the founding of the city of Memphis and of the establishment of Shelby County. Festivities were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the ongoing effects of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> has been selected as the focus for 2023. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <p>1977: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Japan<br /> 1978: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Canada<br /> 1979: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Germany<br /> 1980: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/23px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/35px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 1.5x, 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height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Netherlands<br /> 1983: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span> Israel<br /> 1984: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span></span> Mexico<br /> 1985: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> China<br /> 1988: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> United Kingdom<br /> 1989: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Kenya<br /> 1990: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> France<br /> 1991: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> New Zealand<br /> 1992: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span></span> Italy<br /> 1993: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Russia<br /> 1994: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/23px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/35px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/45px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Côte d’Ivoire<br /> 1995: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Thailand<br /> 1996: <i>All previous countries</i><br /> 1997: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span></span> Brazil<br /> 1998: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span></span> Portugal<br /> 1999: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Morocco<br /> 2000: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> India<br /> 2001: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Netherlands<br /> 2002: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> Argentina<br /> 2003: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> South Korea<br /> 2004: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> South Africa<br /> 2005: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Ireland<br /> 2006: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Costa Rica<br /> 2007: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> Spain<br /> 2008: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span> Turkey<br /> 2009: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Chile<br /> 2010: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Tunisia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tunisia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span> Tunisia<br /> 2011: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Belgium<br /> 2012: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Philippines<br /> 2013: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span></span> Sweden<br /> 2014: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flag_of_Panama.svg/45px-Flag_of_Panama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Panama<br /> 2015: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span> Poland<br /> 2016: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Canada<br /> 2017: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Colombia<br /> 2018: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Czech Republic<br /> 2019: <i>City of Memphis & Shelby County</i><br /> 2020: <i>Festivities cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic</i><br /> 2021: <i>International salute to Ghana postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic</i><br /> 2022: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Ghana<br /> 2023: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <i>Malaysia</i><br /> 2024: <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <i>France</i><br /> </p> </div> <p><span class="anchor" id="The_World_Championship_Barbecue_Cooking_Contest"></span><span class="anchor" id="WCBCC"></span><span class="anchor" id="wcbcc"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="World_Championship_Barbecue_Cooking_Contest_(WCBCC)"><span id="World_Championship_Barbecue_Cooking_Contest_.28WCBCC.29"></span>World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (WCBCC)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (WCBCC)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The WCBCC started in 1978 with 26 teams. The contest drew 50 teams in 1979, 80 in 1980, and 180 teams from nine states in 1981. It has now grown to be the largest pork barbecue competition in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-GUINNESS1990_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GUINNESS1990-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More than 250 teams from 20+ states and several countries compete, and an estimated 100,000 people attend the competition. Media from around the world, including <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Food_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="The Food Network">The Food Network</a>, come to the city to cover the event.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Credit for the original idea of a <a href="/wiki/Barbecue" title="Barbecue">barbecue</a> contest goes to Rodney Baber, chairman of the Memphis in May events committee in 1977, and his co-worker Jack Powell, Tennessee's reigning chili champ at the time.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The original champion at the first competition was Bessie Louise Cathey, who won a $500 prize, a sizable return for her $12 entry fee. Today, the prizes for each event range from $300 to $15,000 for the main cooking competition, and from $250 to $2,500 for the ancillary contests. Today's entry fees range from $700 to $2,600 just for renting the necessary booth space, and an extra $60 per competition entry. Some teams regularly budget amounts in excess of $15,000 just for the competition and booth.<sup id="cite_ref-WCBCCFORM_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WCBCCFORM-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1989, when MIM officials discovered that there was a feast in Honolulu which earned the title of "largest barbecue" in the Guinness Book of Records, they calculated the amount of food prepared at the WCBCC. The total was 55,297 pounds of pork, and thus earned the WCBCC a record in the 1990 edition.<sup id="cite_ref-CAHISTORY_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAHISTORY-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 16 tons of pork were smoked at the 2016 WCBCC. </p><p>The 2017 World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest was the first time the event spanned four days instead of three. In addition, the Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q team became the first five-time champion of the event (2017, '14, '11, '03, '00). </p><p>No contests were held in 2020-21. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Food_events">Food events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Food events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Judging_at_World_Championship_Barbecue_Contest_for_Pork_Shoulders,_Memphis_TN.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Judging_at_World_Championship_Barbecue_Contest_for_Pork_Shoulders%2C_Memphis_TN.JPG/250px-Judging_at_World_Championship_Barbecue_Contest_for_Pork_Shoulders%2C_Memphis_TN.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Judging_at_World_Championship_Barbecue_Contest_for_Pork_Shoulders%2C_Memphis_TN.JPG/375px-Judging_at_World_Championship_Barbecue_Contest_for_Pork_Shoulders%2C_Memphis_TN.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Judging_at_World_Championship_Barbecue_Contest_for_Pork_Shoulders%2C_Memphis_TN.JPG/500px-Judging_at_World_Championship_Barbecue_Contest_for_Pork_Shoulders%2C_Memphis_TN.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Pork Shoulder Event Judging</figcaption></figure> <p>The competition has three official meat categories: rib, shoulder and whole hog. There is also the Patio Porkers division, which encourages up to 40 amateur teams (who have not previously won the Patio Porker division in the WCBCC) to enter.<sup id="cite_ref-WCBCCINFO_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WCBCCINFO-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only wood and charcoal cooking is allowed at the event, no gas or any other sort of heat system is allowed to be used.<sup id="cite_ref-WCBCCINFO_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WCBCCINFO-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beyond those main categories, teams also compete in several other ancillary contests over the four-day event, including: Best Sauce (Tomato/Mustard/Vinegar), Frank's Red Hot Hot Wings, Kingsford Tour of Champions and Anything But (Exotic/Beef/Seafood/Poultry). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_events">Special events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Special events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Ms. Piggie - Teams dress up contestants as pigs, and then perform songs or skits on stage.</li> <li>Best Booth - Booths are judged on design, originality and connection with the honored country.</li> <li>T-Shirt Design - Shirts are judged on design, originality and connection with the honored country.</li> <li>Sauce Wrestling - Things get a little messy with this one as teams send a representative to the wrestling ring filled with over 40 gallons of barbecue sauce.</li> <li>Big Hog Run - Coined as "America's most prestigious .2K race," the Big Hog Run is a thrilling 656-foot sprint down Beale Street. Only WCBCC team members and judges are allowed to compete.</li> <li>Cooker Caravan - The Cooker Caravan provides the public a behind-the-scenes look at competition barbecue by offering guided tours to teams in each championship category.<sup id="cite_ref-WCBCCINFO_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WCBCCINFO-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Great_American_River_Run_Half-Marathon_&_5K"><span id="Great_American_River_Run_Half-Marathon_.26_5K"></span>Great American River Run Half-Marathon & 5K</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Great American River Run Half-Marathon & 5K"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Great American River Run made its Memphis in May debut in 2016. The race attracts runners of all experience level, featuring half marathon and 5K distances. The race course takes runners through downtown Memphis and along the banks of the Mississippi River.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The inaugural race drew over 2,000 runners from more than 30 states. Every registrant is given a race t-shirt and every finisher is awarded a medal. </p><p>The races went virtual in 2020-21. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="901Fest">901Fest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 901Fest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>901Fest made its inaugural appearance at the 2016 Memphis in May International Festival. The programming for the event is centered around local musicians, artists, vendors and includes an air show and fireworks display. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Memphis_in_May&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-tntribune-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-tntribune_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWiley_Henry2020" class="citation news cs1">Wiley Henry (December 10, 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tntribune.com/george-hunt-iconic-blues-artist-created-history-on-canvas/">"George Hunt, Iconic Blues Artist, Created History on Canvas"</a>. <i>The Tennessee Tribune</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="width:1%">Districts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Downtown Memphis, Tennessee">Downtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midtown,_Memphis,_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee">Midtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Memphis,_Memphis,_Tennessee" title="North Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee">North Memphis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Memphis,_Memphis,_Tennessee" title="South Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee">South Memphis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Memphis,_Memphis,_Tennessee" title="East Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee">East Memphis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Neighborhoods</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belle_Meade,_Memphis" title="Belle Meade, Memphis">Belle Meade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berclair,_Memphis" title="Berclair, Memphis">Berclair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binghampton,_Memphis" title="Binghampton, Memphis">Binghampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxtown,_Memphis" title="Boxtown, Memphis">Boxtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capleville,_Tennessee" title="Capleville, Tennessee">Capleville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Gardens,_Memphis" title="Central Gardens, Memphis">Central Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chickasaw_Gardens" title="Chickasaw Gardens">Chickasaw Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooper-Young,_Memphis" title="Cooper-Young, Memphis">Cooper-Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordova,_Tennessee" title="Cordova, Tennessee">Cordova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglass,_Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Douglass, Memphis, Tennessee">Douglass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evergreen,_Memphis" title="Evergreen, Memphis">Evergreen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frayser,_Memphis" title="Frayser, Memphis">Frayser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenview_Historic_District_(Memphis,_Tennessee)" title="Glenview Historic District (Memphis, Tennessee)">Glenview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harbor_Town,_Memphis" title="Harbor Town, Memphis">Harbor Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory_Hill,_Memphis" title="Hickory Hill, Memphis">Hickory Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point_Terrace,_Memphis" title="High Point Terrace, Memphis">High Point Terrace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Memphis" title="Hollywood, Memphis">Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyde_Park,_Memphis" title="Hyde Park, Memphis">Hyde Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenox,_Memphis" title="Lenox, Memphis">Lenox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_District,_Memphis" title="Medical District, Memphis">Medical District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mud_Island,_Memphis" title="Mud Island, Memphis">Mud Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Normal_Station,_Memphis" title="Normal Station, Memphis">Normal Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northaven,_Memphis" class="mw-redirect" title="Northaven, Memphis">Northaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutbush,_Memphis" title="Nutbush, Memphis">Nutbush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Mound,_Memphis" title="Orange Mound, Memphis">Orange Mound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkway_Village,_Memphis" title="Parkway Village, Memphis">Parkway Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_Memphis,_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="Raleigh, Memphis, Tennessee">Raleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside,_South_Memphis" class="mw-redirect" title="Riverside, South Memphis">Riverside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Forest,_Memphis" title="Sherwood Forest, Memphis">Sherwood Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Main_Arts_District,_Memphis" title="South Main Arts District, Memphis">South Main</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scutterfeld,_Memphis" title="Scutterfeld, Memphis">Scutterfeld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwind,_Memphis" title="Southwind, Memphis">Southwind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uptown,_Memphis" title="Uptown, Memphis">Uptown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Village,_Memphis" title="Victorian Village, Memphis">Victorian Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vollintine_Hills_Historic_District" title="Vollintine Hills Historic District">Vollintine Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Westwood,_Memphis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Westwood, Memphis (page does not exist)">Westwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitehaven,_Memphis,_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="Whitehaven, Memphis, Tennessee">Whitehaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolfchase,_Memphis" title="Wolfchase, Memphis">Wolfchase</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Metro area<br />landmarks</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd 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Schwab's">A. Schwab's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Museum_of_the_University_of_Memphis" title="Art Museum of the University of Memphis">Art Museum of the University of Memphis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Gotten_House" title="Nicholas Gotten House">Bartlett Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beale_Street" title="Beale Street">Beale Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellevue_Baptist_Church" title="Bellevue Baptist Church">Bellevue Baptist Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belz_Museum_of_Asian_and_Judaic_Art" title="Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art">Belz Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Botanic_Garden" title="Memphis Botanic Garden">Botanic Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Brooks_Museum_of_Art" title="Memphis Brooks Museum of Art">Brooks Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burkle_Estate" title="Burkle Estate">Burkle Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Central_Station" title="Memphis Central Station">Central Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Immaculate_Conception_(Memphis,_Tennessee)" title="Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Memphis, Tennessee)">Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chickasaw_Bluff" title="Chickasaw Bluff">Chickasaw Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Museum_of_Memphis" title="Children's Museum of Memphis">Children's Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._O._Fuller_State_Park#Chucalissa_Museum_and_Archaeological_site" title="T. O. Fuller State Park">Chucalissa Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cotton_Museum" title="The Cotton Museum">Cotton Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davies_Manor" title="Davies Manor">Davies Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixon_Gallery_and_Gardens" title="Dixon Gallery and Gardens">Dixon Gallery and Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MATA_Trolley" title="MATA Trolley">Downtown Trolleys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmwood_Cemetery_(Memphis,_Tennessee)" title="Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee)">Elmwood Cemetery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire_Museum_of_Memphis" title="Fire Museum of Memphis">Fire Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Assumption" title="Fort Assumption">Fort Assumption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wright_(Tennessee)" title="Fort Wright (Tennessee)">Fort Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graceland" title="Graceland">Graceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto_Bridge" title="Hernando de Soto Bridge">Hernando de Soto Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libertyland" title="Libertyland">Libertyland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lichterman_Nature_Center" title="Lichterman Nature Center">Lichterman Nature Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_American_Tower" title="Lincoln American Tower">Lincoln American Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magevney_House" title="Magevney House">Magevney House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallory%E2%80%93Neely_House" title="Mallory–Neely House">Mallory–Neely House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason_Temple" title="Mason Temple">Mason Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meeman-Shelby_Forest_State_Park" title="Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park">Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Park_Cemetery_(Memphis,_Tennessee)" title="Memorial Park Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee)">Memorial Park Cemetery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Cotton_Exchange" title="Memphis Cotton Exchange">Cotton Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_International_Airport" title="Memphis International Airport">Memphis International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_National_Cemetery" title="Memphis National Cemetery">National Cemetery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Parkway_System" title="Memphis Parkway System">Parkway System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Railroad_%26_Trolley_Museum" title="Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum">Railroad & Trolley Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Zoo" title="Memphis Zoo">Memphis Zoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mud_Island,_Memphis" title="Mud Island, Memphis">Mississippi River Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Suspension_Railway" title="Memphis Suspension Railway">Mud Island Monorail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Civil_Rights_Museum" title="National Civil Rights Museum">National Civil Rights Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Ornamental_Metal_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="National Ornamental Metal Museum">National Ornamental Metal Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oaklawn_Garden" title="Oaklawn Garden">Oaklawn Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orpheum_Theatre_(Memphis)" title="Orpheum Theatre (Memphis)">Orpheum Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overton_Park" title="Overton Park">Overton Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peabody_Hotel" title="Peabody Hotel">Peabody Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pink_Palace_Museum_and_Planetarium" title="Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium">Pink Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Pyramid" title="Memphis Pyramid">The Pyramid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhodes_College" title="Rhodes College">Rhodes College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Rock_N%27_Soul_Museum" title="Memphis Rock N' Soul Museum">Rock N' Soul Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Jude_Children%27s_Research_Hospital" title="St. Jude Children's Research Hospital">St. Jude Children's Research Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Episcopal_Cathedral_(Memphis,_Tennessee)" title="St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral (Memphis, Tennessee)">St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_Farms" title="Shelby Farms">Shelby Farms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stax_Museum_of_American_Soul_Music" title="Stax Museum of American Soul Music">Stax Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sun_Studio" title="Sun Studio">Sun Studio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Main_Arts_District,_Memphis" title="South Main Arts District, Memphis">South Main Arts District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Israel_(Memphis,_Tennessee)" title="Temple Israel (Memphis, Tennessee)">Temple Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Brewery" title="Tennessee Brewery">Tennessee Brewery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipton_County,_Tennessee#Tipton_County_Museum" title="Tipton County, Tennessee">Tipton County Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._O._Fuller_State_Park" title="T. O. Fuller State Park">T. O. Fuller State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Lee_Park" title="Tom Lee Park">Tom Lee Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Union_Station" title="Memphis Union Station">Union Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Memphis" title="University of Memphis">University of Memphis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Village,_Memphis" title="Victorian Village, Memphis">Victorian Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolf_River_(Tennessee)" title="Wolf River (Tennessee)">Wolf River</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mississippi</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arkabutla_Lake" title="Arkabutla Lake">Arkabutla Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BankPlus_Amphitheater_at_Snowden_Grove" class="mw-redirect" title="BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove">BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeSoto_County,_Mississippi#DeSoto_County_Museum" title="DeSoto County, Mississippi">DeSoto County Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Jackpot_Casino_Tunica" title="1st Jackpot Casino Tunica">1st Jackpot Casino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Strike_Tunica" title="Gold Strike Tunica">Gold Strike Tunica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Springs_National_Forest" title="Holly Springs National Forest">Holly Springs National Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landers_Center" title="Landers Center">Landers Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horseshoe_Casino_Tunica" title="Horseshoe Casino Tunica">Horseshoe Casino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resorts_Casino_Tunica" title="Resorts Casino Tunica">Resorts Casino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam%27s_Town_Hotel_and_Gambling_Hall,_Tunica" title="Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Tunica">Sam's Town Gambling Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southaven_Towne_Center" title="Southaven Towne Center">Southaven Towne Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunica_Resorts,_Mississippi" title="Tunica Resorts, Mississippi">Tunica Resorts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snowden_Grove_Park" title="Snowden Grove Park">Snowden Grove Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanger_Outlets_Southaven_(Memphis)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanger Outlets Southaven (Memphis)">Tanger Outlets Southaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunica_Roadhouse_Casino_%26_Hotel" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunica Roadhouse Casino & Hotel">Tunica Roadhouse Casino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wall_Doxey_State_Park" title="Wall Doxey State Park">Wall Doxey State Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arkansas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Horseshoe_Lake,_Arkansas" title="Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas">Horseshoe Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southland_Park_Gaming_and_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Southland Park Gaming and Racing">Southland Park Gaming and Racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wapanocca_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge">Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Metro area<br />suburbs</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tennessee</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Tennessee" title="Arlington, Tennessee">Arlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atoka,_Tennessee" title="Atoka, Tennessee">Atoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bartlett,_Tennessee" title="Bartlett, Tennessee">Bartlett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collierville,_Tennessee" title="Collierville, Tennessee">Collierville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covington,_Tennessee" title="Covington, Tennessee">Covington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germantown,_Tennessee" title="Germantown, Tennessee">Germantown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland,_Tennessee" title="Lakeland, Tennessee">Lakeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millington,_Tennessee" title="Millington, Tennessee">Millington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munford,_Tennessee" title="Munford, Tennessee">Munford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northaven,_Memphis,_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="Northaven, Memphis, Tennessee">Northaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_Tennessee" title="Oakland, Tennessee">Oakland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piperton,_Tennessee" title="Piperton, Tennessee">Piperton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Tennessee" title="Somerville, Tennessee">Somerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_Forest,_Tennessee" title="Shelby Forest, Tennessee">Shelby Forest</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mississippi</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byhalia,_Mississippi" title="Byhalia, Mississippi">Byhalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hernando,_Mississippi" title="Hernando, Mississippi">Hernando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Springs,_Mississippi" title="Holly Springs, Mississippi">Holly Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horn_Lake,_Mississippi" title="Horn Lake, Mississippi">Horn Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olive_Branch,_Mississippi" title="Olive Branch, Mississippi">Olive Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senatobia,_Mississippi" title="Senatobia, Mississippi">Senatobia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southaven,_Mississippi" title="Southaven, Mississippi">Southaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunica,_Mississippi" title="Tunica, Mississippi">Tunica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunica_Resorts,_Mississippi" title="Tunica Resorts, Mississippi">Tunica Resorts</a> (Robinsonville)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walls,_Mississippi" title="Walls, Mississippi">Walls</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arkansas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Earle,_Arkansas" title="Earle, Arkansas">Earle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion,_Arkansas" title="Marion, Arkansas">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Memphis,_Arkansas" title="West Memphis, Arkansas">West Memphis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Metro area<br />counties</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tennessee</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_County,_Tennessee" title="Shelby County, Tennessee">Shelby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Tennessee" title="Fayette County, Tennessee">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipton_County,_Tennessee" title="Tipton County, Tennessee">Tipton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mississippi</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DeSoto_County,_Mississippi" title="DeSoto County, Mississippi">DeSoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Mississippi" title="Marshall County, Mississippi">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tate_County,_Mississippi" title="Tate County, Mississippi">Tate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunica_County,_Mississippi" title="Tunica County, Mississippi">Tunica</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arkansas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crittenden_County,_Arkansas" title="Crittenden County, Arkansas">Crittenden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div>See also: <a 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