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Fans battle for CDs being tossed from the stage during Three 6 Mafia's set at the Beale Street Music Festival. Despite the rain, 'We felt we made the best out of a tough situation and the music and performances were still great,' said Memphis in May's Diane Hampton.

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Fans battle for CDs being tossed from the stage during Three 6 Mafia's set at the Beale Street Music Festival. Despite the rain, "We felt we made the best out of a tough situation and the music and performances were still great," said Memphis in May's Diane Hampton.

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  • Fans battle for CDs being tossed from the stage during Three 6 Mafia's set at the Beale Street Music Festival. Despite the rain, 'We felt we made the best out of a tough situation and the music and performances were still great,' said Memphis in May's Diane Hampton.
  • Snoop Dogg gave a shout-out to the late onetime Memphian Johnny Cash before unleashing a twangy version of 'My Medicine' on Sunday.
  • Self-proclaimed 'biggest fans' Kim Milligan (left) and Becky Pope, of Cincinnati, scream for Bonnie Raitt during the Beale Street Music Festival Sunday.
  • Bonnie Raitt gave a crowd-pleasing performance, singing hits like 'Thing Called Love.'
  • Dale Castner, of Hot Springs Village, Ark., takes a break from Bonnie Raitt to grab a beer during Sunday's festival windup. Others looking to duck the rain and mud gave the Blues Tent some of its best crowds.
  • The Killer once again shows he can slay 'em. The Tennessee legislature recently named a stretch of Getwell Road the ''Jerry Lee Lewis Highway.''
  • Fans are enveloped in a cloud of smoke as Snoop Dogg performs during the final day of the Beale Street Music Festival Sunday.
  • Al Green performs at the Beale Street Music Festival Saturday night.
  • A packed crowd waits for a performance by The Roots against the backdrop of Downtown Memphis at the Beale Street Music Festival Saturday night.
  • George Clinton performs with P Funk at the Beale Street Music Festival Saturday night.

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