April 2012
2 posts
March 2012
2 posts
February 2012
9 posts
WatchNow let me separate W. C. Handy, the blues, and chili-cheese fries by no more than three degrees.
Put on your driving cap and CHECK IT!
WatchSoulsville, USA ain’t just STAX, it’s also the home of Hi Records, where Al Green made music history. ‘Course, leave it to me to give you the story behind the story that inspired the legend!
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WatchALBERT KING?! Do whaaaaat?! Spending the morning at STAX always makes me wanna write a few gold records. On the corner of McLemore and College, I’m standing 2 feet away from one of Mr King’s guitars, which ain’t even a drop in the bucket of music history in that place! Take 2 minutes and CHECK IT!
Never was the way it is, y'all! →
Here’s a great collection of vintage shots of Memphis, Tennessee. The makes and models change, but I know my city when I see it.
WatchHow about a couple minutes worth of near-perfection INSIDE legendary Sun Studio? Here I come with psychobilly supergiant Paul Lambourne and Sun Studio’s head engineer Matt Ross-Spang! Check it!!!
Ronald McDonald House Auction Page Click Here! →
Memphis on the Radio, y’all!
I promised on Rock 103’s RMcD House radio-thon today that I would try and get a link up for this auction. Take a minute, spend a dollar, and help families who really need it!
WatchALL ROADS LEAD TO MEMPHIS, even and especially for Beatles fans.
January 2012
12 posts
Booker Teeeee? Yessireeee!
If you’re a Memphis soul fan (which is everyone I’m pretty sure..) here’s 2 records straight out of Soulsville South Memphis that you need to check out over the weekend.
First up is McLemore Ave. from 1970 on STAX
Booker T Jones was blown away by Abbey Road when it hit, so he convened the MG’s and cut this tribute. Maybe one of the best “redo’s” of...
