Beale Street Blues written by W.C. Handy (most recently recorded by Joyce Cobb), this is the oldest and most famous of all musical references to Beale Street.
Much more recently it was included as a track on the Memphis Jazz Box in 2004 as tribute to Handy's impact on the legacy of Memphis and American music.
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The title refers to Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, the main entertainment district for the city's African American population in the early part of the twentieth century, and a place closely associated with the development of the blues.
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