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Month: <span>October 2012</span>
Month: October 2012

The Legacy of Willie Mitchell

A large vault of reels and gold records is ample evidence of the important role of Willie Mitchell and Royal Studios in the legacy of Memphis music, 10/18/12

Royal Recording Studios Reception, South Memphis

Last week on Thursday, October 18, a reception was held at legendary Royal Recording Studios in South Memphis to announce the opening of Royal Entertainment Services, a booking agency that will be operating in conjunction with the studio.

Georgetown: A Mississippi Ghost Town

On the way back to Memphis I passed through Georgetown, Mississippi, a town which is largely abandoned, although people still seem to live there. Although I could find nothing about the town’s history, certain clues suggest that it was an early 20th-century company town, notably the divided boulevard called Railroad Avenue, as well as the perfect street grid which is not common in Mississippi. Finally, there is a railroad engine at the highway crossroads surrounded by an iron fence and bearing the name of a gravel company. Perhaps Georgetown was the company town and headquarters for the gravel company. At any rate, the gravel must have played out, and Georgetown now is virtually a ghost town.