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Category Archives: Memphis
March 6: Furry Lewis Birthday
Good Morning, Judge.
What will be my fine?
Good Morning, Judge.
What will be my fine?
He said I’m glad I got to see you,
That’ll be a dollar forty-nine.
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They arrested me for forgery, I can’t even sign my name
(Judge Harsh Blues)–
Furry Lewis was the only blues singer of the 1920s to achieve major media attention in the ’60s and ’70s. One of the most recorded Memphis-based guitarists of the late ’20s, Lewis’ subsequent fame 40 years later was based largely on the strength of those early sides. One of the very best blues storytellers, and an extremely nimble-fingered guitarist into his seventies, he was equally adept at blues and ragtime, and made the most out of an understated, rather than an overtly flamboyant style.
~Bruce Eder (allmusic.com)
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A Road Trip in The Deep South – Part 1: Planning
Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.
~Winston ChurchillIn 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.
TOC
- Plan
- Memphis
- Road Trip part 1 – Memphis to Montgomery
- Road trip part 2 – Montgomery to Orlando
- Recommended books
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Elvis Presley recording history in Memphis
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I’ll stay in Memphis.
~Elvis Presley
I’m visiting Memphis in a couple of weeks, so I will have put out some “Memphis related” post the next weeks.
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Elvis was proud of his hometown and though most of his music was recorded in Nashville & Hollywood, some of his finest art was made in Memphis.
I’ve put together an overview of his Memphis recording session, embedded a couple of videos & made some best of lists (as usual).
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But let’s first get started with his great version of Chuck Berry’s “Memphis, Tennessee“…. recorded in Nashville.
Recorded May 1963 at RCA’s Studio B. Nashville.
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Dec 28: The late Alex Chilton was born in 1950
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