I’m goin’ to Memphis where the beat is tough
Memphis, I can’t get enough
It makes you tremble and it makes you weak
Gets in your blood, that Memphis Beat
~Jerry Lee Lewis – Memphis Beat
There many great songs with “Memphis” in their lyrics. Just check out this list on Memphis Rock n Soul Museum website: Over 1000 songs
I’ve picked 20 I really like:
1. Bob Dylan – Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
Oh, Mama, can this really be the end
To be stuck inside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
Music is not just my passion, it’s my companion.
~Ronnie Milsap
See With Your Heart
~Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap was one of the major figures of country music in the 1970s, developing a hybrid of country and pop that brought him a large audience.
~Sandra Brennan (allmusic.com)
Here’s a great video – Ray Charles & Ronnie Milsap – Don Gibson medley Oh Lonesome Me A Legend In My Time I Can’t Stop Loving: (some hickups in the sound quality.. but still….)
Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.
~Winston Churchill
In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.
~Dwight Eisenhower
I’ve visited Memphis once before (October 2009), and I loved it. Sun, Stax, Graceland, Beale Street, The Peabody, Dyer’s, A. Schwab, etc..
I’m finally going back & will also drive from Memphis to Orlando visiting Muscle Shoals & Montgomery. Being given such an opportunity, I feel obligated to produce some material. It is also deep embedded in my nature to always plan well before important ventures – planning is indeed essential.
In this post I’ve collected info on the different places I plan to visit & created relevant playlists for the different sites.
