#085 Barnes Family @ River Arts Festival (by John Shaw)
The Barnes Family gospel singers perform at the Neosoulville stage at the River Arts Festival in Memphis, 10/27/12
#085 Barnes Family @ River Arts Festival (by John Shaw)
The Barnes Family gospel singers perform at the Neosoulville stage at the River Arts Festival in Memphis, 10/27/12
The Barnes Family gospel singers perform on the Neosoulville stage at the River Arts Festival in Memphis, 10/27/12
Memphis gospel group The Barnes Family performs on the Neosoulville stage at the River Arts Festival, with James Sexton on drums and Dwayne “MonoNeon” Thomas Jr on bass, 10/27/12
Rewind Music and More is one of Dallas’ premiere stores for hip-hop, gospel and blues CD’s and mixtapes. After a number of years in Oak Cliff’s Wynnewood Village, they have relocated to a store front at 3823 Ross Avenue just northeast of downtown Dallas. They’re definitely worth a visit for any fans of Texas rap. And remember, there’s no experience quite like visiting an independent record store.Â
#103 Sensational Six (by jdoggtn7)
Memphis gospel legends the Sensational Six perform at the Center for Southern Folklore during the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12
Also on Adams Street was this building that I immediately recognized as a former location of Mahalia Jackson’s Fried Chicken. Note the similarity to the former location in Orange Mound in Memphis, where the words “Orange Mound” have been spray-painted on the upward swing of the roof. Mahalia Jackson’s Chicken System Inc. was an African-American fast-food venture launched by a group of Memphis businessmen led by A. W. Willis and Ben Hooks. Mahalia Jackson contributed her name and at least a portion of the chicken recipe. Locations were opened in predominantly-Black neighborhoods across America, but unfortunately, the Memphis businessmen decided to partner with former Tennessee gubernatorial candidate John Jay Hooker, who was seeming to have great success with Minnie Pearl’s Fried Chicken. Hooker’s Performance Systems Inc. bought 50% of the Mahalia Jackson system, and found rough going when they ran out of regions of the country to sell franchises. Ultimately all of the Minnie Pearl’s and Mahalia Jackson’s locations closed except for the Nashville franchise. That store was eventually purchased by E. W. Mayo, and became more famous for fried pies than chicken. I have heard that it now has closed as well. But this Tallahassee location, which I didn’t know about, is remarkably well-preserved.
My music-producing friend E-Rokk was down from Kalamazoo, Michigan visiting his children in North Little Rock, Arkansas, so I decided to drive over there to …