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Memphis-based, GRAMMY®-nominated Southern Avenue inked their first record deal with legendary Stax Records in 2016. The first Memphis band signed to Stax in over 40 years, their self-titled debut was an immediate phenomenon, reaching #1 on iTunes’ “Top Blues Albums” chart before being honored with the 2018 Blues Music Award for “Best Emerging Artist Album.” 2019’s KEEP ON proved an even greater success, debuting among the top 5 on Billboard’s “Top Blues Albums” chart amidst worldwide critical acclaim, ultimately earning Southern Avenue their first GRAMMY® Award nomination, for “Best Contemporary Blues Album”.  
 
In addition to the early success that the band has had with their recordings, they have also found a home on the road. The band has performed in 15 countries on three continents and averages over 150 shows in a typical year, making the group one of the most sought-after live performance experiences.  Their high-energy shows have captivated audiences around the globe, making this eclectic group a must-see at venues and festivals alike. 
 
American Songwriter called it “A potent soul force!” and No Depression proclaimed it’s “one of the most listenable, and danceable, records of the year.”

2022 highlights including Bonnaroo, the Austin City Limits Festival, supporting Sheryl Crow in multiple cities and three separate tours in Europe.

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Memphis-based, GRAMMY®-nominated Southern Avenue inked their first record deal with legendary Stax Records in 2016. The first Memphis band signed to Stax in over 40 years, their self-titled debut was an immediate phenomenon, reaching #1 on iTunes’ “Top Blues Albums” chart. Their second effort ultimately earned Southern Avenue their first GRAMMY® Award nomination, for “Best Contemporary Blues Album”. 

In 2021, Southern Avenue’s released their third full-length LP, Be The Love You Want (Renew Records/BMG). Produced by Multi-GRAMMY® winner Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Susan Tedeschi, Deer Tick), American Songwriter called it “A potent soul force!” and No Depression proclaimed it’s “one of the most listenable, and danceable, records of the year.” Since this release, the band has continued its breakneck touring schedule with 2022 highlights including Bonnaroo, the Austin City Limits Festival, supporting Sheryl Crow in multiple cities and three separate tours in Europe. 


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I was in Memphis last weekend and found myself on Southern Avenue. Thought of y’all. This is a great version of this song. I hope y’all go far and wide with your Memphis sound.

2023 9.2 I may have commented before and that&#39;s okay cuz I love these guys.!

2023 9.2 I may have commented before and that's okay cuz I love these guys.!

@SouthernAvenue ... I lived on Southern Ave. too, and just got my ticket to see you guys w/ Bob Dylan in illinois come September!!! 🥰🥰🥰

Hope you will visit Lexington, KY again soon!  Missed you all performing &quot;Love You Right&quot; there.

Hope you will visit Lexington, KY again soon!  Missed you all performing "Love You Right" there.

🕯 📜 oN thE RiVeR ⚓ ☠ 🇺🇸<br>🕯 📜 PEoRiA Illinois 👪 🎼 ✝

🕯 📜 oN thE RiVeR ⚓ ☠ 🇺🇸
🕯 📜 PEoRiA Illinois 👪 🎼 ✝

Can’t wait to see you guys at the Shed with Blackberry Smoke!! ❤

Came here from reddit sessions. U guys kick ass

This is musical talent on all parts. This is what should be on mainstream radio. So much class

Today, PBS introduced me to Southern Avenue. Why is this band not blowing up the airwaves? Excellent music!

Man I look forward to seeing y&#39;all in Charleston WV.

Man I look forward to seeing y'all in Charleston WV.

Que agradable hacer estos descubrimientos. Se agradece verdaderamente tener música como esta en estos tremendos tiempos que vivimos (bellísima voz la de la cantante) 😉😊✌🤘

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Tierinii Jackson – Lead Vocals, Background Vocals * Ori Naftaly – Guitars *
Tikyra Jackson – Drums, Background Vocals * Jeremy Powell – Keys * Evan Sarver – Bass
Abounding with musical creativity, confident songcraft, and deeply felt emotion, BE THE LOVE YOU WANT
marks the GRAMMY® nominated, Southern Avenue’s most ingenious and personal effort thus far, marrying
soul power and jam band liberation, gospel, blues and righteous R&B, to craft their own timeless brand of
American music.
BE THE LOVE YOU WANT, produced by multi-GRAMMY® winner, Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Deer Tick, Susan
Tedeschi, Jackie Greene), and co-produced by Ori Naftaly showcases an exhilarating, and deeply emotional
collection of songs that captures all of the shared experiences that bring us together – joy and sorrow, unity
and separation, love and hate. “On the last record, we had something to prove,” Tierinii says. “And the
GRAMMY® nomination made it feel like we got the job done. We’re grateful for the moment, but we do this
for the love of music and for the freedom of our spirit and hope that it frees other people from whatever
they’re going through.”
“We’re definitely a melting pot of different experiences, different backgrounds and different cultures. It's
hard to put us in a box, both literally, and musically. Southern Avenue doesn’t sound like anybody else. And
that's something that I'm very proud of.”
- Ori Naftaly
The Memphis, TN-based band’s third studio recording sees Southern Avenue pushing themselves towards
bold new ideas of what it means to be a blues band in the modern world, bending and reshaping their
musical heritage with electrifying performance, vivid production, and a remarkably clear vision. Operating
from their distinctively international vantage point, Southern Avenue has produced a wide-ranging collection
of original music – predominantly co-written by Israeli-born guitarist Ori Naftaly and powerhouse lead vocalist
Tierinii Jackson – that links them to their home city’s glorious past while at the same time, demonstrates their
ambitious intent to evolve Memphis music to contemporary effect. Songs like the sensual, sun-dappled “Love
You Nice And Slow” and incendiary title track evince striking new musical range, more than a match for the
astonishing gravitational force of Jackson’s widescreen vocals and equally potent lyrical voice. With BE THE
LOVE YOU WANT, Southern Avenue continue driving the Southern soul legacy into the 21st century, preserving
its glory and tradition while striving towards something diverse, universal, and altogether their own.
“Southern soul is the foundation for so many different styles,” Tierinii says. “We use those influences, we can
just run across the board and explore. It’s good.”

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Southern Avenue - That's All (Official Single)
Produced by Ori Naftaly

Memphis-based, GRAMMY© Nominated Southern Avenue puts a funky, groovy spin on the 1983 Genesis classic “That’s All.” While on tour in the UK, Israeli-born guitarist, Ori Naftaly played his bandmates some of his favorite music from UK-based artists that he grew up on. He went deep playing the first three Genesis albums back-to-back and the band went further down the rabbit hole by watching a documentary on the group. Vocalist Tierinii Jackson had always been a fan of Phil Collins and when it came time for the band to vet songs to cover, Naftaly suggested an 80s-era Genesis hit. Southern Avenue takes the already groovy pop-rock song and gives it a soulful spin with controlled command in the studio that translates into an electrifying banger at live shows. 

With Southern Avenue’s funky re-imagination of the classic driven by luscious vocal harmonies and vintage organ and guitar tones, the song is a perfect fit to release on Color Red, a record label and music platform founded by Eddie Roberts of The New Mastersounds. The band shows no signs of slowing down after their 2020 GRAMMY© nomination for Best Contemporary Blues album and maintains an active tour schedule earning slots at coveted festivals including Bonaroo and Austin City Limits and supporting prominent acts such as Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos, JJ Grey & Mofro, Sheryl Crow, Jason Mraz, and more.

Credits:
Tierinii Jackson - Vocals
Ori Naftaly - Guitar
Tikyra Jackson - Vocals, Drums
Jeremy Powell - Keyboards
Evan Sarver - Bass
Ava Jackson - Background Vocals

Tracking Engineer - Michael Thomas Connolly
Empty Sea Studios

Overdub Engineer(s) - Kevin Houston, Nir Horowitz, Ori Naftaly

Mixing Engineer - Ronen Hillel
IScream Studio

Mastering Engineer - Fred Kevorkian
Kevorkian Mastering, Inc.

​© 2022 Color Red
℗ 2022 Southern Avenue 
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Southern Avenue - That's All (Official Single)

“Keep On”, from the album by Southern Avenue, out now on Concord Records. 

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A Production of The Greenhouse Collective
Producer | Milo Daemgen
Director | Abe Felix
Cinematographer | Matt Bell
Grip | Tony Boco
Editors | Abe Felix & Milo Daemgen
Color by Abe Felix
Video Commissioner: Nia Andrews
Concord Records Label: Paul Kremen and Kelly Fitzpatrick
Anamorphic Lenses Provided by Andrew Thomas & No City Films
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Choreography - Steven Tate 
Special Thanks to Christian Walker and David Higgins

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Southern Avenue – Keep On (Official Video)

“Push Now,” from the album BE THE LOVE YOU WANT by Southern Avenue, out August 27, 2021 on Renew Records/BMG. 

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Producer | Steve Berlin
Co-Producer | Ori Naftaly
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A Creation Studios Production
Producer | Donny Granger
Director | Brad Chester
Director of Photography | Logan Young
Camera Operator | Brandon Webb & Delaney Bruns 
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Special Thanks to Mike and Marian Bruns
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℗&© 2021 Southern Avenue under exclusive license to Renew Records a BMG Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Southern Avenue - Push Now (Official Music Video)

“Control,” from the album BE THE LOVE YOU WANT by Southern Avenue, out NOW on Renew Records/BMG. 

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Producer | Steve Berlin
Co-Producer | Ori Naftaly
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A Creation Studios Production
Producer | Donny Granger
Director | Brad Chester
Director of Photography | Logan Young
Camera Operator | Brandon Webb & Delaney Bruns 
Edit and Color | Logan Young
CreationStudios.io

℗&© 2021 Southern Avenue under exclusive license to Renew Records a BMG Company. All Rights Reserved.

#SouthernAvenue #Control #BeTheLoveYouWant

Southern Avenue - Control (Official Music Video)

Subscribe Now! :) As seen on @musiccrowns w/ over 1 MILLION views on Facebook!

"Here from the USA is three of the members of a brilliant group Southern Avenue with an awesome A capella take on a great song 'Rockin' Robin'!
Absolutely fantastic vocals! 👑 🇺🇸 🎶
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Fantastic A Capella Vocals From Inside The Car! - "Rockin' Robin"

“Move Into The Light,” from the album BE THE LOVE YOU WANT by Southern Avenue, out August 27, 2021 on Renew Records/BMG. 
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Written by @JasonMraz , Michael Goldwasser, Tierinii Jackson & Ori Naftaly
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Producer | Steve Berlin
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A Creation Studios Production
Producer | Donny Granger
Director | Brad Chester
Director of Photography | Logan Young
Camera Operator | Brandon Webb & Delaney Bruns 
Edit and Color | Logan Young
CreationStudios.io

℗&© 2021 Southern Avenue under exclusive license to Renew Records a BMG Company. All Rights Reserved.

#JasonMraz #SouthernAvenue #Funk

Southern Avenue - Move Into The Light (Official Music Video)

Stax Recording artist SOUTHERN AVENUE, Live from the Notodden Blues Festival in Norway, Summer 2018.

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Southern Avenue - "Survive" Live from Notodden Blues Festival (Norway), 8/4/18

“Push Now,” from the album BE THE LOVE YOU WANT by Southern Avenue, out August 27, 2021 on Renew Records/BMG. 

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Producer | Steve Berlin
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℗&© 2021 Southern Avenue under exclusive license to Renew Records a BMG Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Southern Avenue - Push Now (Official Single)

Southern Avenue, "Love You Nice And Slow" (as performed on PBS Television's "Bands of Enchantment")

Listen to the new Southern Avenue album BE THE LOVE YOU WANT: https://southernavenue.lnk.to/BTLYW

Written by Ori Naftaly and Tierinii Jackson
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Southern Avenue, "Love You Nice And Slow" (as performed on PBS Television's "Bands of Enchantment")

Southern Avenue - Be The Love You Want (Official Single)

Listen Now: https://southernavenue.lnk.to/BTLYW

Written by Ori Naftaly and Tierinii Jackson

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Producer | Steve Berlin
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℗&© 2021 Southern Avenue under exclusive license to Renew Records a BMG Company. 
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Southern Avenue - Be The Love You Want (Official Single)

Live From the Notodden Blues Festival, Notodden, Norway - August 2018.

Southern Avenue - "Don't Give Up," Live from Notodden

Stepping into the weekend like #water #dance #sisters #southernavejue #youtubeshorts  #yes

Rock Steady by Aretha Franklin performed live at @MammothBluesBrews in 2019. Video recorded by @whereisjerry 

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Southern Avenue - Rock Steady - Live at Bluesapalooza

"Move Into The Light," from the album BE THE LOVE YOU WANT by Southern Avenue, out August 27, 2021 on Renew Records/BMG. 

Written by @JasonMraz, Michael Goldwasser, Ori Naftaly & Tierinii Jackson

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℗&© 2021 Southern Avenue under exclusive license to Renew Records a BMG Company. 
All Rights Reserved.

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Southern Avenue - Move Into The Light (Official Single)

Moments before the show! #dance #tiktoktrend #sisters #southernavenue #youtubeshorts

Hitting this dance before the show! #milliondollarbaby #southernavenue #dance #youtubeshorts

Who has the best hat? #hats #milliondollarbaby  #youtubeshorts #rate #vote

Join us on Southern Avenue TV as we take you behind the scenes at the Riverbeats Festival! 🎸 From the initial planning stages to the day of show  , you'll get an exclusive look at the hard work and creativity that go into making a festival happen. #memphis

Behind the Scenes: How we Prepare for Riverbeat Festival! | Southern Avenue TV

Being silly that’s all… #sisters #live #mix #memphis

Staying Together 🤫🥰 #goodvibes #live #singer #blues #soul #southernavenue #share #follow

Drum solo on the Blues Cruise 🙌 #drums #share #solo #drummer #love #wow #melanin

Keeping the Groove flowing into the New Year! Hope you guys are enjoying 2024 so far!

Grooving into the New Year Like

Merry Christmas LOL 🎄🙌🎁🎉 #christmas #sisters #band #share #funny

All I want for Christmas is YOU! #share #sisters #christmas #alliwantforchristmasisyou

Happy Holidays to all of our Southern Avenue family and friends! We love you more than you could ever know!

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