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Neon lights illuminate Beale Street, Sept. 5, 2015, in Memphis, Tennessee. The street features 1.8 miles of restaurants, nightclubs, and blues bars. The street is known as a music mecca and has a lengthy tradition among African-Americans and blues musicians. The street is famous for the Beale Street Music Festival, which is held annually in late April or early May and officially kicks off the Memphis in May barbecue competition. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)

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