I was not at all familiar with Memphis gospel singer Sherri Jones-Moffett, but her performance at The Recording Academy anniversary concert was rousing, and I …
The Hi Rhythm Section plays the standard “Soul Serenade” at the 40th Anniversary celebration of the Memphis chapter of The Recording Academy at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park, Saturday, 7/13/13
Memphis actress and singer Amy LaVere kicked off the Memphis Recording Academy 40th Anniversary celebration with a performance of several Sun Records tunes and a …
The Memphis chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (now The Recording Academy) was founded in 1973, at the high-water mark of …
From the Jazz Club at Schwartz’s Point, I made my way over to the Greenwich on Gilbert Avenue, which is a historic-looking supper club in …
After dinner, I made my way to the Jazz at Schwartz’s Point night club, since it appeared that the legendary Blue Wisp was having a …
After dinner, I headed downtown since the rain seemed to be holding off, first to a new rooftop bar atop the 21C Museum Hotel called …
Hearing blues on Beale Street is rare enough, and hearing Hill Country blues is almost unheard of, so when I heard somebody playing the North …
Despite the shootings and chaos that broke out on the riverfront on July 4th, Beale Street was crowded but peaceful. There were a couple of …
Sharde Thomas is the granddaughter of Otha Turner, and leads her grandfathers’ Rising Star Fife and Drum Band from Gravel Springs,in Tate County, Mississippi, which …
