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"Can hear me, can you hear me, through the dark night far away"

justwilliam1959 wrote 6 days ago: Hello once again good people I thought I’d try and sneak in a few posts in the vein I started … more →

Tags: brian jones, Crown Electric Company, Dick Cavett, Dick Taylor, Elvis Presley, Evian, Gavin Sutherland, Keith Richards, Marquee Club

Writers From Memphis

O. wrote 1 week ago: The influence of Memphis on American popular music is almost incalcuable, of course, given the blues … more →

Tags: Creative Writing, Literature, Alumni News, Memphis, Beale Street, john grisham, stax records

Sweet Dreams: Roy Orbison and the Birth of the Pop Masterpiece

arisurdoval wrote 2 weeks ago: Roy Orbison—rock and roll’s greatest singer, a crooning rockabilly Caruso who brought opera’s high … more →

Tags: Anita Kerr, ari surdoval, beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, carole king, Chess Records, Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry

Review: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’

Scotty Zacher wrote 1 month ago: As quartets go, this one does in fact look and sound like a million bucks. Million Dollar Quartet … more →

Tags: Musical, apollo theater, 2009, Catey Sullivan, Tony Awards, Apollo Theatre, Million Dollar Quartet, levi kreis, Jerry Lee Lewis

Exhuming Bob XX: Bob And Johnny: In Defense Of Dylan

reprindle wrote 1 month ago:   Exhuming Bob XX: Bob And Johnny: In Defense Of Dylan by R.E. Prindle http://www.independent.ie/nat … more →

Tags: Bob Dylan, R.E. Prindle, Rock and Roll, writing, country and western, Elvis Presley, Folk music, hank snow, hiroshima

"Together Through Life" is a minor masterpiece2 comments

thedailyrecord wrote 1 month ago: By Joel Francis After delivering three “important” albums in the past dozen years, it’s nice to kno … more →

Tags: Album Review, Bob Dylan, love and theft, Time out of mind, Los Lobos, Chess Records, Chess Studio, Tom Petty, Together Through Life

Hanging With The King: The Single Most Offensive Thing I've Ever Seen

jnagle4 wrote 2 months ago: Growing up, I spent many happy summers at my grandparents’ house.  They live in Colorado, and opene … more →

Tags: essays, Hanging Out With the King, Music, 1950s, A Hard Day's Night, don't be cruel, ed sullivan, Elvis, Elvis Presley

Hanging Out With the King1 comment

jnagle4 wrote 3 months ago: Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been taking a survey among my friends. I told them I wanted an … more →

Tags: essays, Hanging Out With the King, Elvis Presley, The King of Rock 'n' Roll, King, Jailhouse Rock, don't be cruel, Col. Tom Parker, Sam Phillips

A happy accident

Thiago wrote 3 months ago: Memphis, TN, USA Sometimes, unexpected problems can actually be good things. I had a very good time … more →

Tags: Travel, Memphis, Rocket 88, Sam Phillips

Elvis Presley

karthik295 wrote 4 months ago: Elvis Presley (1935-1977), American singer and actor, one of the most popular and influential ente … more →

Tags: Musical Band, Personalities, Elvis Presley, Rock and Roll, Old Shep, Sam Phillips, That’s All Right Mama, Blue Moon to Kentucky, Jailhouse Rock

“A TWANG IS WORTH A THOUSAND CHORDS”...WIN A SUN RECORDS ELECTRIC GUITAR!1 comment

Artie Wayne wrote 4 months ago: I must be one of the luckiest guys in the world! How often do we have a chance to communicate wit … more →

Tags: "A Twang Is Worth A Thousand Words", Artie Wayne's new book, Guitarist Vinnie Bell, I Did For A Song, shelby singleton, Sun Records Telecaster, Win A Sun Records Telecaster guitar

Music Lesson: Independent Record Labels

Erin Fox wrote 5 months ago: For last week’s music lesson I attempted to clear up the confusion behind what constitutes a r … more →

Tags: music lessons, independent record label, SubPop

James Van Eaton - Legendary Sun Record's Drummer

liamom wrote 5 months ago: I’m in a vintage shop on 5th Avenue in Brooklyn on Saturday, looking for a sports coat.  What … more →

Tags: Drums, Rockabilly

Forget The Flowers

bwrich wrote 6 months ago: While they’re really good at making music that explores sonic landscapes and uses the studio a … more →

Tags: Being There, wilco, country, folk, Rock, Don't Forget The Flowers, Disc 1, vintage, Retro

999 to go

numerogroup wrote 9 months ago: Sometimes the seemingly mundane but crucial task of composing endless drafts and emails and the send … more →

Tags: Methodology, fern jones, Tom Moon, numero group, country, Rockabilly, Gospel, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash

Happy Birthday, B.B. King!1 comment

adeli wrote 10 months ago: Today is B.B. King’s 83rd birthday! He was born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925 and was n … more →

Tags: Music, Sam Phillips, Memphis, BB King, Riley B. King, Beale Street Blues Boy, Lucille, The Thrill Is Gone

Reviews Of Rented Movies

C.H. Finn wrote 10 months ago: The title says it all so here we go: Shine A Light - Here are some words I thought I would never sa … more →

Tags: Movies, Good Rockin' Tonight, stax records, Wattstax, shine a light, Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang, Martin Scorsese, Keith Richards

musicology #2101 comment

themusicologist wrote 10 months ago: 12AngryMen #7 (alternativesoundtrack #3) (Rosco Gordon – Cheese & Crackers) So, the … more →

Tags: america, rhythm&blues, Rock and Roll, Soundtrack, 12 Angry Men dialogue, 1957, alternative soundtrack, b.b.king, Beale Streeters

It Must Be Something In the Water

C.H. Finn wrote 11 months ago: I will occasionally post information about the various places I have lived and visited through the y … more →

Tags: I can't make this stuff up, Doug Franklin, LSU, Baton Rouge, LSU Football, So Wrong On So Many Levels, the Brothers Dupuy, the 24-hour Church of Elvis, Elvis Presley's pilot


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