When customers noticed the small black and white cat in my bookshop and asked her name, I replied, “Blue Sky. No matter what the weather might be like on any given day, I always have a Blue Sky in my ...

A sort of Memphis music-scene Zelig and national music-industry influencer who worked at various times as a music promoter, tour manager and label owner, Bean, 86, died Sunday in North Memphis ...

Bean was known for his vast connections in the music industry. Bean died at 86 after battling dementia, leaving behind a legacy in the Memphis music world. Willie Bean was so crucial to the ...