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Get your kicks watching me act a fool to Muddy Waters’...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:32:34 -0500

Get your kicks watching me act a fool to Muddy Waters’ classic, Got My Mojo Working at BB King’s on Beale!

ALBERT KING?! Do whaaaaat?! Spending the morning at STAX always...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:23:20 -0500

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ALBERT 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!

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:07:34 -0500

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.

How about a couple minutes worth of near-perfection INSIDE...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:27:44 -0500

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How 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!

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:37:19 -0500

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!

Look at Al, y’all!

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:02:05 -0500

Look at Al, y’all!

Booker T. & MGs guitarist Steve Cropper says he was...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:05:06 -0500

Booker T. & MGs guitarist Steve Cropper says he was scrounging for material for Otis when he decided to arrange this song for him. Otis returned to STAX from an afternoon physician appointment and read the lyrics through a few times before recording it WITHOUT EVER HEARING THE ORIGINAL! “I can’t get no, satis-fashion…”

ALL ROADS LEAD TO MEMPHIS, even and especially for Beatles fans.

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:11:14 -0500

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ALL ROADS LEAD TO MEMPHIS, even and especially for Beatles fans.

Alex Chilton cut class one day and met his group at American...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:50:43 -0500

Alex Chilton cut class one day and met his group at American Sound Studio. They ended the day with a worldwide smash hit! Here’s where it all started.

Elvis Presley’s debut TV appearance on 1/28/56 changed the...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:41:36 -0500

Elvis Presley’s debut TV appearance on 1/28/56 changed the course of history! The new King had a court of teens, which made Mom and Dad just… well, old.
WW2 was ancient history, Eisenhower was in office, Ginsberg was a market researcher. Rock and Roll exploded into the middle of the most unexciting decade ever!

Booker Teeeee? Yessireeee!

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:46:18 -0500

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 some Beatles music you’ll ever hear!

Check out Kerry’s take on it from the I Love Memphis Blog

http://ilovememphisblog.com/2010/06/booker-t-s-mclemore-ave-is-a-memphis-classic/

Then there’s this little jewel..

Melting Pot from 1971 on STAX

Here’s BT & the MG’s finale record. VERY hip and groovin!

Got some longer cuts like the title Melting Pot and my favorite Chicken Pox.

Take a listen! Its incredible that this all came from South Memphis… BTW, you can still go see where all this was made. Go check out the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and tell ‘em Memphis sent ya!

http://www.staxmuseum.com/

Elvis and Johnny Cash crash a Carl Perkins session and history...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:26:31 -0500

Elvis and Johnny Cash crash a Carl Perkins session and history gets MADE!

THE late great Jay Blackfoot! What a privilege to spend even a...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:11:26 -0500

THE late great Jay Blackfoot! What a privilege to spend even a few minutes with him hearing some great memories from Stax. Magic happened in those days!

Music’s STILL going over at Sun Studios! As if Rufus...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:38:20 -0500

Music’s STILL going over at Sun Studios!

As if Rufus Thomas, BB King, Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley weren’t enough, Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio is still rocking!

Who’s the man that made it possible to build the Empire...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:17:51 -0500

Who’s the man that made it possible to build the Empire State Building so tall? Its Al Bell from STAX…

The King and Wings! Its cold and late…but you gotta know...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:33:00 -0500

The King and Wings!

Its cold and late…but you gotta know about this!

Two very different and amazing enterprises with the same address in Memphis, Tennessee.

Estelle Axton’s son, Packy, has a new(ish) CD out...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:33:34 -0500

Estelle Axton’s son, Packy, has a new(ish) CD out called Late Late Party. Check out the cover! He’s standing out in front of STAX on McLemore Ave in Memphis, TN! Let me tell you why you want this CD for your very own!!!

Sun Records founder Sam Phillips claimed that his greatest...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:03:20 -0500

Sun Records founder Sam Phillips claimed that his greatest contribution to the catalog of artists in modern American music was not Elvis, but Howlin’ Wolf. Wanna see why?

NYE at Hard Rock Beale… SHAZAM

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:47:49 -0500

NYE at Hard Rock Beale… SHAZAM

We are looking at the OFFICIAL introduction of American Soul...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:46:00 -0500

We are looking at the OFFICIAL introduction of American Soul Music and British Marshall Amplifiers. Booker T. & The MGs had never heard anything like it before. Just watch their faces as they pave the way for every rock & roller worth any salt for the next half-century. BOOM!