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{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = [[Memphis, Tennessee]], United States<ref name="Bio"/>
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| genre = [[Blues]], [[soul blues]], [[gospel music|gospel]]<ref name="Bio"/><ref name="Soul">{{cite web|url=https://www.soultracks.com/listening-room-southern-avenue |title=Listening Room: Southern Avenue sparkles on soulful debut album |website=Soultracks.com |date= 12 February 2017|accessdate=2017-07-12}}</ref>
| origin = [[Memphis, Tennessee]], United States<ref name="Bio"/>
| years_active = 2015–present
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| genre = [[Blues]], [[soul blues]], [[gospel music|gospel]]<ref name="Bio"/><ref name="Soul">{{cite web|url=https://www.soultracks.com/listening-room-southern-avenue |title=Listening Room: Southern Avenue sparkles on soulful debut album |website=Soultracks.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-12}}</ref>
| years_active = 2015–present
| label = [[Stax Records]]
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| website = {{URL|https://www.southernavenuemusic.com/|Official website}}
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| associated_acts =
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| current_members = Tierinii Jackson<br/>[[Ori Naftaly]]<br/>Jeremy Powell<br/>Tikyra Jackson<br/>Evan Sarver<br/>Ava Jackson<ref name=SouthernAveLive_2023-11-03BocaRaton/>{{better source needed|date=May 2024}}
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| website = {{URL|http://www.southernavenueband.com/|Official website}}
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| past_members = Daniel McKee
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| current_members = Tierinii Jackson<br/>[[Ori Naftaly]]<br/>Jeremy Powell<br/>Tikyra Jackson
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| past_members =Daniel McKee
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'''Southern Avenue''' is an American five-piece [[blues]] and [[soul blues]] [[musical ensemble|band]] from [[Memphis, Tennessee]], United States. Formed in 2015, they took their name from a street in Memphis running from the easternmost part of the [[city limits]] to "Soulsville", which was the original home of [[Stax Records]].<ref name="Concord"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vflyer.com/home/GoogleMapV3.jsp?address=1932+Southern+Ave%2C+Memphis%2C+TN+38114 |title=Google Map: 1932 Southern Ave, Memphis, TN 38114 |website=Vflyer.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> [[WEGR|Rock 103]] described them as "the most talked about band in Memphis."<ref name="Bio"/> Southern Avenue reached the finals of the [[International Blues Challenge]] in 2016.<ref name="Concord">{{cite web|url=http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/southern-avenue/ |title=Southern Avenue |publisher=Concord Music Group |date= |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref>
'''Southern Avenue''' is an American five- to six-member [[blues]] and [[soul blues]] [[musical ensemble|band]] from [[Memphis, Tennessee]], United States. Formed in 2015, they took their name from a street in Memphis running from the easternmost part of the [[city limits]] to "Soulsville", which was the original home of [[Stax Records]].<ref name="Concord"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vflyer.com/home/GoogleMapV3.jsp?address=1932+Southern+Ave%2C+Memphis%2C+TN+38114 |title=Google Map: 1932 Southern Ave, Memphis, TN 38114 |website=Vflyer.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> [[WEGR|Rock 103]] described them as "the most talked about band in Memphis."<ref name="Bio"/> Southern Avenue reached the finals of the [[International Blues Challenge]] in 2016.<ref name="Concord">{{cite web|url=http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/southern-avenue/ |title=Southern Avenue |publisher=Concord Music Group |date= |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref>


Their self-titled debut album entered the [[Billboard charts|US ''Billboard'' Top Blues Albums Chart]] at number 6 in February 2017,<ref name="billboard1">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7712607/southern-avenue/chart |title=Southern Avenue - Chart history |publisher=''Billboard'' |date=2017-03-18 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> and reached number 1 on the iTunes Blues Chart.
Their self-titled debut album entered the [[Billboard charts|US ''Billboard'' Top Blues Albums Chart]] at number 6 in February 2017,<ref name="billboard1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7712607/southern-avenue/chart |title=Southern Avenue - Chart history |magazine=Billboard |date=2017-03-18 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> and reached number 1 on the iTunes Blues Chart.


==Career==
==Career==
The band's eventual leader, Ori Naftaly, grew up in Israel and relocated to Memphis in 2013 to compete for Israel in the [[International Blues Challenge]] competition. After advancing to the IBC Semi-Finals (the highest an Israeli artist had placed at that point in time), Naftaly made the move permanent and toured the United States with his own band. However, Naftaly became disenchanted with his own outfit and later met the Memphis native Tierinii Jackson, a vocalist who introduced him to her drumming sister, Tikyra. Other musicians joined the fledgling outfit in 2015 who took the band name Southern Avenue, in recognition of the Memphis street.<ref name="Bio"/> They toured the United States and in Europe, appearing at several music festivals and competed themselves at the International Blues Challenge in January 2016, representing Memphis.<ref name="BG">{{cite web|url=http://bgindependentmedia.org/southern-avenue-is-israeli-bluesmans-street-of-dreams/ |title=Southern Avenue is Israeli bluesman’s street of dreams – BG Independent News |website=Bgindependentmedia.org |date=2016-08-23 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> Less than a year after their formation, they signed a [[recording contract]] with [[Stax Records]].<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.southernavenueband.com/biography |title=Southern Avenue - Memphis Music - Official Site &#124; Stax Records |website=Southernavenueband.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref>
The band's eventual leader, [[Ori Naftaly]], grew up in [[Israel]] and relocated to Memphis in 2013 to compete for Israel in the [[International Blues Challenge]] competition. After advancing to the IBC Semi-Finals (the highest an Israeli artist had placed at that point in time), Naftaly made the move permanent and toured the United States with his own band. However, Naftaly became disenchanted with his own outfit and later met the Memphis native Tierinii Jackson, a vocalist who introduced him to her drumming sister, Tikyra. Other musicians joined the fledgling outfit in 2015 who took the band name Southern Avenue, in recognition of the Memphis street.<ref name="Bio"/> They toured the United States and in Europe, appearing at several music festivals and competed themselves at the International Blues Challenge in January 2016, representing Memphis.<ref name="BG">{{cite web|url=http://bgindependentmedia.org/southern-avenue-is-israeli-bluesmans-street-of-dreams/ |title=Southern Avenue is Israeli bluesman's street of dreams – BG Independent News |website=Bgindependentmedia.org |date=2016-08-23 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> Less than a year after their formation, they signed a [[recording contract]] with [[Stax Records]].<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.southernavenueband.com/biography |title=Southern Avenue - Memphis Music - Official Site &#124; Stax Records |website=Southernavenueband.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref>


Their self-titled debut album was released in February 2017 via Stax Records, a division of [[Concord Bicycle Music|Concord Music Group]].<ref name="Bio"/> It was mixed and produced by Kevin Houston. ''Southern Avenue'' included ten songs, nine of which were penned by Naftaly and Tiernii Jackson,<ref name="Blast"/> and the track-list also included a cover of [[Ann Peebles]]' "Slipped, Tripped and Fell In Love".<ref name="Bio"/> The collection featured guest appearances from [[Luther Dickinson]] of the [[North Mississippi Allstars]] and trumpeter Marc Franklin of [[the Bo-Keys]].<ref name="Bio"/> The album was recorded at Inside Sounds in Memphis and at Zebra Ranch in [[Coldwater, Mississippi]].<ref name="Blast">{{cite web|last=Bartholomew |first=Rex |url=http://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/southern-avenue-southern-avenue-album-review/ |title=Southern Avenue – Southern Avenue &#124; Album Review – Blues Blast Magazine |website=Bluesblastmagazine.com |date=2017-05-13 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> One journalist described their music as "unique blend of gospel-tinged R&B vocals, roots/blues-based guitar work and soul-inspired songwriting".<ref name="Soul"/>
Their self-titled debut album was released in February 2017 via Stax Records, a division of [[Concord Bicycle Music|Concord Music Group]].<ref name="Bio"/> It was mixed and produced by Kevin Houston. ''Southern Avenue'' included ten songs, nine of which were penned by Naftaly and Tierinii Jackson,<ref name="Blast"/> and the track-list also included a cover of [[Ann Peebles]]' "Slipped, Tripped and Fell In Love".<ref name="Bio"/> The collection featured guest appearances from [[Luther Dickinson]] of the [[North Mississippi Allstars]] and trumpeter Marc Franklin of [[the Bo-Keys]].<ref name="Bio"/> The album was recorded at Inside Sounds in Memphis and at Zebra Ranch in [[Coldwater, Mississippi]].<ref name="Blast">{{cite web|last=Bartholomew |first=Rex |url=http://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/southern-avenue-southern-avenue-album-review/ |title=Southern Avenue – Southern Avenue &#124; Album Review – Blues Blast Magazine |website=Bluesblastmagazine.com |date=2017-05-13 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> One journalist described their music as "unique blend of gospel-tinged R&B vocals, roots/blues-based guitar work and soul-inspired songwriting".<ref name="Soul"/>


In June 2017, they performed at an event for [[Rock and Wrap it Up]].<ref name="Fox">{{cite web|last=Savitsky |first=Sasha |url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/06/09/southern-avenue-how-israeli-musician-and-two-memphis-sisters-who-grew-up-in-church-formed-blues-band.html |title=Southern Avenue: How an Israeli musician and two Memphis sisters who grew up in church formed a blues band |publisher=[[Fox News]] |date=2017-06-09 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> The North Mississippi Allstars invited Southern Avenue to support them on their "Prayer For Peace" tour.<ref name="ABS">{{cite web|author=Elayna Scott |url=https://www.americanbluesscene.com/2017/06/on-the-road-withsothern-avenue-june-6th-12th/ |title=On the Road with Southern Avenue June 6–12|publisher=American Blues Scene|date=2017-06-13 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> Southern Avenue's debut album entered the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top Blues Albums Chart at number 6.<ref name="billboard1"/>
In June 2017, they performed at an event for [[Rock and Wrap it Up]].<ref name="Fox">{{cite web|last=Savitsky |first=Sasha |url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/06/09/southern-avenue-how-israeli-musician-and-two-memphis-sisters-who-grew-up-in-church-formed-blues-band.html |title=Southern Avenue: How an Israeli musician and two Memphis sisters who grew up in church formed a blues band |publisher=[[Fox News]] |date=2017-06-09 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> The North Mississippi Allstars invited Southern Avenue to support them on their "Prayer for Peace" tour.<ref name="ABS">{{cite web|author=Elayna Scott |url=https://www.americanbluesscene.com/2017/06/on-the-road-withsothern-avenue-june-6th-12th/ |title=On the Road with Southern Avenue June 6–12|publisher=American Blues Scene|date=2017-06-13 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> Southern Avenue's debut album entered the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top Blues Albums Chart at number 6.<ref name="billboard1"/> The band toured across the US until October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bandsintown.com/SouthernAvenue |title=Southern Avenue Tour Dates 2017 - Upcoming Southern Avenue Concert Dates and Tickets |website=Bandsintown.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref>


Southern Avenue played at Firefly Music Festival in [[Dover, Delaware]] on June 15, 2018 and the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon on July 6, 2019.
The band are currently on tour with US dates fixed until October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bandsintown.com/SouthernAvenue |title=Southern Avenue Tour Dates 2017 - Upcoming Southern Avenue Concert Dates and Tickets |website=Bandsintown.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref>


==Band members==
==Band members==
*'''Tierinii Jackson''' (lead vocals)
*Tierinii Jackson (lead vocals)
*'''[[Ori Naftaly]]''' (guitar)
*[[Ori Naftaly]] (guitar)
*'''Jeremy Powell''' (keyboards)
*Jeremy Powell (keyboards) (ex [[Ghost Town Blues Band]])
*'''Tikyra Jackson''' (drums, vocals)<ref name="Bio"/>
*Tikyra Jackson (drums, vocals)
*Evan Sarver (bass guitar)<ref name="Bio"/>
*Ava Jackson (harmony vocals)<ref name=SouthernAveLive_2023-11-03BocaRaton>{{cite web| date=November 14, 2023| title=Southern Avenue 2023 11 03 "Full Show" Boca Raton, Florida - The Funky Biscuit| publisher=datfly| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLnyS1Dfylo| accessdate=2024-05-30}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=May 2024}}


Touring members
Touring members
* '''Gage Markey''' (bass guitar)
*Gage Markey (bass guitar)


Former members:
Former members:
* '''Daniel McKee''' (bass guitar)
*Daniel McKee (bass guitar)


==Discography==
==Discography==
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!Date of release !!Album title !!Record label || [[Billboard charts|US ''Billboard'' Top Blues Albums Chart]]<ref name="billboard1"/>
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!| February 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://memphismusichalloffame.com/local_artist/southern-avenue/ |title=Southern Avenue |publisher=[[Memphis Music Hall of Fame]] |date= |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref>
| February 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://memphismusichalloffame.com/local_artist/southern-avenue/ |title=Southern Avenue |publisher=[[Memphis Music Hall of Fame]] |date= |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref>
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| ''Southern Avenue''|| [[Stax Records]] || align=center|6
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|}<ref name="Albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/southern-avenue-mw0003014152 |title=Southern Avenue - Southern Avenue &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=2017-02-24 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref>
| May 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/keep-on-mw0003265424|title=Keep On - Southern Avenue - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=31 May 2019}}</ref>|| ''Keep On''|| Stax Records || align=center|5
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| August 27, 2021<ref name="Albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/southern-avenue-mw0003014152 |title=Southern Avenue - Southern Avenue &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=2017-02-24 |accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> || ''Be the Love You Want''|| Renew Records || align=center|-
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.southernavenueband.com/ Official website]
*[https://www.southernavenuemusic.com/ Official website]
*[http://cascadebluesassociation.org/southern-avenue/ Album review]
*[http://cascadebluesassociation.org/southern-avenue/ Album review]
*[https://www.allaboutjazz.com/southern-avenue-southern-avenue-stax-records-review-by-james-nadal.php Review [[All About Jazz]]]
*[https://www.allaboutjazz.com/southern-avenue-southern-avenue-stax-records-review-by-james-nadal.php Southern Avenue review], [[All About Jazz]]
*[https://www.thesoundpodcast.com/blog/2017/4/24/episode-25-ori-naftaly-of-southern-avenue Ori sits down with Ira Haberman of The Sound Podcast for a feature interview]
*[https://www.thesoundpodcast.com/blog/2017/4/24/episode-25-ori-naftaly-of-southern-avenue Ori sits down with Ira Haberman of The Sound Podcast for a feature interview]


Revision as of 21:42, 30 May 2024

Southern Avenue
OriginMemphis, Tennessee, United States[1]
GenresBlues, soul blues, gospel[1][2]
Years active2015–present
LabelsStax Records
MitgliederTierinii Jackson
Ori Naftaly
Jeremy Powell
Tikyra Jackson
Evan Sarver
Ava Jackson[3][better source needed]
Past membersDaniel McKee
WebsiteOfficial website

Southern Avenue is an American five- to six-member blues and soul blues band from Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Formed in 2015, they took their name from a street in Memphis running from the easternmost part of the city limits to "Soulsville", which was the original home of Stax Records.[4][5] Rock 103 described them as "the most talked about band in Memphis."[1] Southern Avenue reached the finals of the International Blues Challenge in 2016.[4]

Their self-titled debut album entered the US Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart at number 6 in February 2017,[6] and reached number 1 on the iTunes Blues Chart.

Career

The band's eventual leader, Ori Naftaly, grew up in Israel and relocated to Memphis in 2013 to compete for Israel in the International Blues Challenge competition. After advancing to the IBC Semi-Finals (the highest an Israeli artist had placed at that point in time), Naftaly made the move permanent and toured the United States with his own band. However, Naftaly became disenchanted with his own outfit and later met the Memphis native Tierinii Jackson, a vocalist who introduced him to her drumming sister, Tikyra. Other musicians joined the fledgling outfit in 2015 who took the band name Southern Avenue, in recognition of the Memphis street.[1] They toured the United States and in Europe, appearing at several music festivals and competed themselves at the International Blues Challenge in January 2016, representing Memphis.[7] Less than a year after their formation, they signed a recording contract with Stax Records.[1]

Their self-titled debut album was released in February 2017 via Stax Records, a division of Concord Music Group.[1] It was mixed and produced by Kevin Houston. Southern Avenue included ten songs, nine of which were penned by Naftaly and Tierinii Jackson,[8] and the track-list also included a cover of Ann Peebles' "Slipped, Tripped and Fell In Love".[1] The collection featured guest appearances from Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars and trumpeter Marc Franklin of the Bo-Keys.[1] The album was recorded at Inside Sounds in Memphis and at Zebra Ranch in Coldwater, Mississippi.[8] One journalist described their music as "unique blend of gospel-tinged R&B vocals, roots/blues-based guitar work and soul-inspired songwriting".[2]

In June 2017, they performed at an event for Rock and Wrap it Up.[9] The North Mississippi Allstars invited Southern Avenue to support them on their "Prayer for Peace" tour.[10] Southern Avenue's debut album entered the US Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart at number 6.[6] The band toured across the US until October 2017.[11]

Southern Avenue played at Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware on June 15, 2018 and the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon on July 6, 2019.

Band members

Touring members

  • Gage Markey (bass guitar)

Former members:

  • Daniel McKee (bass guitar)

Discography

Albums

Date of release Album title Record label US Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart[6]
February 2017[12] Southern Avenue Stax Records 6
May 2019[13] Keep On Stax Records 5
August 27, 2021[14] Be the Love You Want Renew Records -

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Southern Avenue - Memphis Music - Official Site | Stax Records". Southernavenueband.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  2. ^ a b "Listening Room: Southern Avenue sparkles on soulful debut album". Soultracks.com. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. ^ a b "Southern Avenue 2023 11 03 "Full Show" Boca Raton, Florida - The Funky Biscuit". datfly. November 14, 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  4. ^ a b "Southern Avenue". Concord Music Group. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  5. ^ "Google Map: 1932 Southern Ave, Memphis, TN 38114". Vflyer.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  6. ^ a b c "Southern Avenue - Chart history". Billboard. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  7. ^ "Southern Avenue is Israeli bluesman's street of dreams – BG Independent News". Bgindependentmedia.org. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  8. ^ a b Bartholomew, Rex (2017-05-13). "Southern Avenue – Southern Avenue | Album Review – Blues Blast Magazine". Bluesblastmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  9. ^ Savitsky, Sasha (2017-06-09). "Southern Avenue: How an Israeli musician and two Memphis sisters who grew up in church formed a blues band". Fox News. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  10. ^ Elayna Scott (2017-06-13). "On the Road with Southern Avenue June 6–12". American Blues Scene. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  11. ^ "Southern Avenue Tour Dates 2017 - Upcoming Southern Avenue Concert Dates and Tickets". Bandsintown.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  12. ^ "Southern Avenue". Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  13. ^ "Keep On - Southern Avenue - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Southern Avenue - Southern Avenue | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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