This Thursday, May 9, The Poplar Lounge will host a special “welcome home” party of sorts for Memphis blues singer and former contestant on NBC’s The Voice, Patrick Dodd.
Dodd, a longtime fixture on Beale St. (he was named “Performer of the Year” by the Beale St. Merchants Association in 2011) and the local music scene in general, is fresh off a run on Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine’s team on the popular reality series. Unfortunately, he lost in the “battle rounds” of the show to folk duo Midas Whale. But a lot of good has come out of the opportunity for Dodd – he recently struck an endorsement deal with Killer B guitars, and was tapped to sing the national anthem at game 3 of the Grizzlies/Clippers NBA playoff series, among other things.
Here is Dodd performing Marc Cohen’s immortal classic “Walking in Memphis” on The Voice:
