Duwayne Burnside Brings The Hill Country Blues to Memphis at Railgarten
Duwayne Burnside is one of the sons of the late R. L. Burnside, and is a living legend of the Hill Country blues tradition in …
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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, …
William Bell Live With @TheBoKeys at @StaxMuseum @StaxRecords #SoulsvilleStreetFest
William Bell was one of the first young men from South Memphis to walk over and investigate the Stax Records studios as they were being …
John Gary Williams and The Mad Lads with @TheBoKeys at @StaxMuseum @StaxRecords
The Mad Lads were yet another Memphis vocal group with South Memphis ties, and they recorded a number of singles and a handful of albums …
The Temprees Live With @TheBoKeys at @StaxMuseum @StaxRecords
Memphis was an exception to the rule that Black vocal groups were a largely Northern phenomenon, as the city had a number of great Black …
Stax to the Max Soulsville Street Festival in South Memphis @StaxMuseum @StaxRecords
The last Saturday of April in Memphis is always one of the biggest days of the year for festivals and events, including the On Location: …
Discussing @StaxRecords and Its Impact on Memphis at @RhodesCollege
The recent release of Robert Gordon’s superb new book Respect Yourself: The Rise and Fall of Stax Records has unleashed a flurry of renewed interest …
Robert Gordon Signs His New Book at @StaxMemphis
Memphis music author Robert Gordon has completed his latest book Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion, which is the third book to deal …
The Temprees On Stage at the @StaxMuseum During the Soulsville Street Fest #StaxToTheMax
The Temprees greet the crowd at the end of their performance at the Stax to the Max Festival in South Memphis at the Stax Museum …
The Temprees Bring The Love to South Memphis at the @StaxMuseum
The Temprees are a vocal group from South Memphis that were originally called the Lovemen, which would later be the title of one of their …