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2009 Beale St. Music Festival - Sunday

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.

Photo by Nikki Boertman

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.

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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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