February 14th in Memphis Music History
Here’s a tribute to Valentine’s Day from the past. The story of Frankie and Albert (or Johnny) tells of love, betrayal and murder. That...
February 5 in Memphis Music History
From humble beginnings, legacies are built. When a travelling musician returned home to Memphis in 1926, he started a band like one he...
December 10 - A Tragic Day in Memphis Music History
Just a happy go-lucky bunch of kids. They played clubs they could not get into legally, sometimes being hidden backstage when police...
Meet Memphis - Earl Randle
You can find Earl Randle playing piano at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Memphis on Sunday morning. His journey to that position began...
November 16 in Memphis Music History
Only very rarely is it okay not to listen to your parents. This is especially true if you end up being a world famous composer, musician,...
November 1st in Memphis Music History
And the headline read “ELVIS RETURNS TO MEMPHIS!” After being discharged from the Army, Elvis recorded in Nashville and California, but...
Meet Memphis - Frank Lilly
A man of many job titles, he’s always been an artist. As a young artist in Clarksdale Mississippi, Frank Lilly was thrilled to be...
Meet Memphis – Low Society
He’s from New York, she’s from Houston. What could possibly make for a better blues combo? More than music, life partners who once wrote...