Frankie Beverly (left) and Soulsville Foundation board chairman Howard Robertson at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. One of the hardest-working men in show business today, Frankie Beverly of Frankie Beverly & MAZE, paid a very special trip to Soulsville last Thursday, September 11th, to visit with students of The Soulsville Charter School and tour the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. He spent a great deal of time with the students, fielding questions from our 7th grade Soulsville Symphony Orchestra class about his career, the music industry, and even his wardrobe and the first love of his life! Mr. Beverly enouraged the children not only to attend college upon graduation but also to pay close attention to their love of music.
Mr. Beverly also presented the Stax Museum with a generous cash donation and some items of memorabilia, including one of his signature white suits made especially for him by his costume maker of some 35 years. He then toured the Stax Museum and promised he would return soon.
The following night he and MAZE delivered a knock-out sold-out performance at Memphis grand Orpheum Theater as the main entertainment headliner of the Southern Heritage Classic Annual Cultural Celebration.
Thanks, Frankie! We had a great time.
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