On Saturday, October 7, Mempho Fest closed with a final set from the "Mempho All-Stars" to honor three fallen Southern-rock greats who passed away earlier this year: Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, and Col. Bruce Hampton. With Lettuce/Soulive guitarist Eric Krasno as the Musical Director, the band featured a rotating cast of musicians, including bassist Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Company, Allman Brothers Band), guitarist Steve Kimock, harmonica player/vocalist John Popper, steel guitarist Robert Randolph, drummer/percussionist Jeff Sipe, drummer/percussionist Wally Ingram, guitarist Papa Mali, guitarist Eric McFadden, vocalist Leslie Mendelson, keyboardist Peter Levin, vocalist Lamar Williams Jr., bassist Tad Kinchla, banjo player Rev. Jeff Mosier and bassist MonoNeon. This particular super jam presented a new energy of Allman and Col. Bruce regulars, from “Dreams,” “Whipping Post,” “Liz Reed,” and “Please Call Home” to “Yield Not To Temptation” and “Lovelight.” For many on the stage, this set served as a therapeutic coming together of family and friends who lost these musical mentors earlier in the year. The love was mutual between band and audience, as the music became the center-point to a collective energy greater than the sum of its parts.

[Mixed & Mastered by Terry Manning]

I've Got Dreams To Remember (Leslie Mendelson)

Mempho Music Festival