Celebrating the Launch of Royal Records in South Memphis
https://goo.gl/photos/QvjtGqwjvdT4YDhr5 In 1958, record store owner Joe Coughi of Poplar Tunes in Memphis decided to start a record label, and he named it Hi Records, …
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Gourmet Burger Goodness At The Dirty Crow Inn
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Strike A Home Run At Baseball Rich Clothing In Southaven
https://goo.gl/photos/XTiaAjXVMxYpTs4L8 https://goo.gl/photos/Sa6i8TNGAZr4RD9M6 https://goo.gl/photos/P2xnU4zs5rmnSexP9 https://goo.gl/photos/ZKbb5phQqRvw73g2A https://goo.gl/photos/Uuwy8XAfaMHH7Lcy7 When visiting the Southaven Towne Center on a recent Sunday, I was somewhat surprised to see a shop called Baseball …
Duwayne Burnside Bringing The Hill Country Blues To Overton Square
https://goo.gl/photos/nH9DWZWm6ZLqh1ep9 https://goo.gl/photos/z1pemBob9ymTuLus5 https://goo.gl/photos/DRj35g2FVaZ9UdDx6 https://goo.gl/photos/U5BNV7UKWKtfY8hw8 https://goo.gl/photos/h3xynWPQaFdcHf5fA Despite the importance of Hill Country blues on Memphis music, and despite the short distance between Memphis and Holly Springs, …
Rev. John Wilkins at the All-New Loflin Yard
https://goo.gl/photos/aStT7dZtHcHXynji7 I used to pass the old Loflin Safe & Lock Company on Carolina Avenue in Memphis for years, and never thought much about it, …
Unveiling Something Bigg At The African Place
https://goo.gl/photos/ZzQFQhJgt4SBCz5g9 https://goo.gl/photos/hbmU3n1x1Lrdn49XA https://goo.gl/photos/2vnwgeEe62LxSFS48 https://goo.gl/photos/ywUn2cbfwR6U9vwu8 https://goo.gl/photos/drV2Z3uepJjBfFaf9 My homeboy Otis Logan is one of Memphis’ best young drummers, so when he told me he would be playing …
Juke Joint Fest: The Baby Blues Drumline
https://goo.gl/photos/C9KRdHurceoenQpr9 Although not an official act on any of the festival stages, the Memphis-based Baby Blues Drumline is a popular crowd pleaser at the annual …
A Preview Party For The Juke Joint Fest at Tin Roof Memphis
Every April, the Juke Joint Festival takes over Clarksdale, Mississippi, bringing blues fans from all over the world to the small city in the Mississippi …
Crawfish and Hill Country Blues in Memphis’ Overton Square
Mention crawfish and most people will immediately think of Louisiana, but the “mudbug” is a popular sign of spring throughout the South, and Memphis is …
Luther Dickinson Celebrates the Release of “Ballads and Blues” at Shangri-La Records
When I heard that Luther Dickinson would be having a performance and album release party at Shangri-La Records on February 13, I naively had assumed …