Goner Fest ~ All Memphis Music ~ Memphis ~

AllMemphisMusic.com fully supports Goner Fest 8 !! REAL ROCK RAGES IN MEMPHIS IN SEPTEMBER Tickets are now on sale for Goner Records’ eighth annual international music festival, which will take place September 22-25, 2011, in Memphis, TN. Goner Fest 8 will include three evening showcases at the Hi-Tone, a Saturday afternoon ten band blowout at Murphy’s, opening and closing shows at the Goner Record Shop, and various daytime shows throughout the weekend. The festival will bring together 35 bands from all over the world for three days and nights of rock and roll mayhem. Attendance for Goner Fest 8 is anticipated to top 2500 people for the weekend; as many as half of whom will be coming from outside of Memphis. Previous festivals have attracted rock and roll fans from Austria, Japan, Germany, Italy, Spain, Wales, Holland, France, England, Australia, Croatia, Tasmania, and Canada. And Vermont! In its short life span, Goner Fest has quickly increased the size of its blip on the radar of mainstream independent music. Paste said it “tends to fill three days with so much overdriven, yelp-tastic rock 'n' roll that, for the slightest moment, the city of Memphis becomes one big parents' garage.” Blurt called Goner Fest “a rock n roll mainline that is the perfect antidote for all those other festivals.” GONERFEST 8 OFFICIAL SCHEDULE Thursday, September 22 - Opening Ceremonies - 5:30 pm - @ Goner Records Jack Oblivian (Memphis, TN) Limes (Memphis, TN) Thursday Night - @ Hi Tone Ty Segall (SF, CA) OBN IIIs (Austin, TX) Royal Headache (Sydney, Australia) Mikal Cronin (SF, CA) Hans Condor (Nashville, TN) Sex Cult (Memphis, TN) MC NoBunny DJ Useless Eater & DJ Rick Friday, September 23 - Afternoon Rock – 2 pm - @ Buccaneer Straight Arrows (Sydney, Australia) Ryan Rousseau & His Desert Children (Desert, AZ) Coasting (Memphis, TN / Brooklyn, NY) Sharp Balloons (Memphis, TN) Cyclops (???) Friday Night - @ Hi Tone Gories (Detroit, MI) Icky Boyfriends (SF, CA) Mean Jeans (Portland, OR) James Arthur's Manhunt (Desert, Texas) Midnight Snaxxx (SF, CA) Aquafuzz (Memphis, TN) MC Rob K DJ Aya Papaya, DJ Robert Dinero, & DJ Billiams Saturday, September 24 - Afternoon Rock Blowout – 1 pm - @ Murphys Reverend John Wilkins (Memphis, TN) Missing Monuments (New Orleans, LA) Kitchen's Floor (Brisbane, Australia) Outdoorsmen (SF, CA) Manatees (Memphis, TN) Pity Fucks (Portland, OR) Football (Chicago, IL) Shirks! (Washington, DC) Real Numbers (Minneapolis, MN) True Sons Of Thunder (Memphis, TN) Saturday Night - @ Hi Tone Human Eye (Detroit, MI) Alarm Clocks (Cleveland, OH) Shannon & Clams (SF, CA) Deaf Wish (Melbourne, Australia) Brides (Chicago, IL) Black Sunday (Memphis, TN) MC Dave Dunlap DJ Seth Sutton & DJ Crenshaw Sunday, September 25 - Sunday Afternoon - @ Goner Jam Messengers (Volcano, HI + Sao Paulo, Brazil) Two Tears (NYC, NY) Sunday Night - @ Buccaneer Gonerfest comedown - NO BANDS!

http://www.goner-records.com/gonerfest/

I love Memphis! What a great musical heritage!
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All Memphis Music ~ Thursday June 23 ~ Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock n Roll

Thursday night, June 23, The Thrill at the Grill, at the East End Grill in Memphis [ Winchester location ] will be rockin' and AllMemphisMusic.com will be there. Great Memphis music by great Memphis musicians.

Come and join us. Always a good time.


Special thanks to the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau for their support of AllMemphisMusic.com


David Fleischman

Jon Scott

Grady Champion information

Win A Copy of the Elvis Presley 2 CD 'Elvis Is Back' ~ Memphis Music ~ All Memphis Music.com ~ Free Giveaway~ Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau

   

RCA Victor and  Legacy Records have given All Memphis Music 5 copies of the new reissued 'Elvis Is Back' CD, and here's how you can win a copy. Since All Memphis Music has listeners world wide, the winning entry can come from any city in the world. A random drawing will be held at midnight Memphis time (CST) , March 18th and you could win a copy of the new 2 classic cd's, 'Elvis Is Back', with new liner notes, rare photos and more!

It's easy to win. Send an e-mail to AllMemphisMusic@gmail.com and in the subject line, put "Elvis". In the body of the message, tell us your first name and the city you're listening from. One entry per day, per person, starting Thursday March 10th and ending Saturday March 18th. Enter every day to increase your chances.

The story of 'Elvis is Back'-
The first album by Presley after his military discharge from the Army, the first day of its sessions were attended by The Colonel , his assistant Tom Dishin and representatives from RCA in a show of interest regarding whether or not Elvis still "had it" after two years in uniform. His long-serving guitarist ,Scotty Moore, pianist Floyd Cramer, and drummer D.J. Fontana had returned, along with his back-up vocal quartet , The Jordanaires,  but the other musicians had only played on one previous session with Elvis.

The 'Elvis is Back' album is argued by many that it is the best album Elvis recorded. New Nashville musicians, improved recording three-track technology, and the first CD since some said, 
 "Has Elvis lost it"? Five # 1 singles would dispel any notions. Here's your chance to win a copy!

Special thanks to RCA Victor and Legacy Records and The Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau for their support of
All Memphis Music

Also special thanks to all of our listeners in all 50 States and over 80 countries!! Come and visit
The Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock N Roll, Memphis Tennessee.

Elvis Presley ~ Birthday Jan 8th ~ All Memphis Music ~ Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau

ALL MEMPHIS MUSIC SALUTES THE BIRTHDAY OF THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL, ELVIS PRESLEY.

On Saturday January 8th, Elvis would have celebrated his 76th birthday. To honor the King, 

All Memphis Music will feature his music, his interviews and his rarest of tracks for 24 hours, starting Friday midnight until midnight Saturday Central Standard Time.

Help us celebrate his great music legacy and life at www.AllMemphisMusic.com

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF MEMPHIS MUSIC!

 

All Memphis Music ~ Jared Booty ~The Memphis Sound ~ Presented by The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau

This weekend All Memphis Music is pleased to present a specialty show highlighting , Jared Booty and his new CD.

Jared Booty, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and
producer, plays guitar, bass guitar, saxophone, flute and
drums. He taught himself to play left-handed on a friends axe
when he was just a kid growing up inMemphis, Tennessee.
This was the best thing that could have happened to musician
Jared Booty. As a small boy he lived around the corner
from Sun Records where Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny
Cash, Carl Perkins, and Roscoe Gordon made their mark. His
grandparents owned a soul food cafe on world famous Beale
Street where Jared remembers hearing the music of Howlin’
Wolf and B.B. King booming from the cafe jukebox and late in
the evening at home, rockin’ with the soulful sounds of disc jockey
Dewey Phillips as he conducted his “rockin’ soul” radio
show Red Hot & Blue.

From the early strains of Furry Lewis to
the later grooves of Bobby ”Blue” Bland, music seemed to be at
every turn in his young life.
Later Jared’s experience as a sideman with the likes of
rhythm and blues legend Rufus Thomas, soul man Al Green,
rockers Dacy’s Midnight Runners, Bob Dylan, Terrence Trent
Darby, The Fugees and others just added fuel to the fire. Now
that his CD, “Blue and Red Hot” is soon to be released it’s clear
that the musical scope of Jared Booty will reach far and wide.

The special will feature an in-depth discussion with Jared and All Memphis Music co-founder, David Fleischman.

The Specialty Show will air this Friday night October 22th at 10:00 pm (CST Memphis Time) and will repeat on Saturday morning October 23rd at 10:00 am (CST Memphis Time) Tell a friend!

Don't forget to check out...IN THE STREET....hosted by Kim Walker every Monday at 3:00PM, Memphis time and rebroadcast every Thursday at 10:00PM, Memphis time.
Special thanks to The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
and The Memphis Commercial Appeal

for their true support of All Memphis Music!

Please come to visit us in Memphis, the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock N Roll!!!!

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Troy Turner ~ Back by Popular Demand ~ All Memphis Music ~ Internet Radio ~ Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau

Troy Turner Returns to
All Memphis Music by Popular Demand

He’s been lighting up the airwaves since his new album, Whole Lotta Blues was released in May, he’s garnered nothing but rave reviews for his dynamic guitar and forceful vocals and he’s now Top 5 on a prestigious international blues chart. He’s Troy Turner and we’ve brought him back to All Memphis Music this weekend--- by popular demand.

Join us this Friday, August 6 at 10 PM CDT (Memphis Time) and Saturday morning at 10 AM CDT (Memphis Time) as we present a special encore broadcast of our in-depth and revealing visit with Troy’s producer, Jon Tiven as he discusses the making of a record about which Living Blues says“…it’s undeniably good to have Troy back on the scene…”

Find out how Troy harnessed the energy of Hendrix and Stevie Ray and channeled heroes Buddy Guy and B.B. King to make one of the most celebrated blues albums of the new century. There’s no question that Troy Turner has returned with a creative fury that’s creating quite a fuss—from Memphis to London. If you missed our first presentation, find out why Troy's so hot—on All Memphis Music this weekend.

Don't forget to check out...IN THE STREET....hosted by Kim Walker every Monday at 3:00PM, Memphis time and rebroadcast every Thursday at 10:00PM, Memphis time.
Special thanks to The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
and The Memphis Commercial Appeal

for their true support of All Memphis Music!


Please come to visit us in Memphis, the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock N Roll!!!!

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Cyndi Lauper ~ Scott Bomar ~ Memphis Blues ~ All Memphis Music ~ Soul Music ~ Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau

This week's All Memphis Music Specialty Show will feature the producer and engineer of the new Cyndi Lauper CD, Memphian, Scott Bomar.

Scott sat down with All Memphis Music and tells about the making of "Memphis Blues", the great new CD by Cyndi Lauper. The CD was recorded at Electraphonic Studios in Memphis, TN. and was recently released to rave reviews and tremendous sales. As a matter of fact, the CD "Memphis Blues" has been at the top of the Blues Charts for the past month. It's a great show, so don't miss it!!!!!

The Specialty Show will air this Friday night July 30th at 10:00 pm (CST Memphis Time) and will repeat on Saturday morning July 31st at 10:00 am (CST Memphis Time) Tell a friend and spread the word.

Don't forget to check out...IN THE STREET....hosted by Kim Walker every Monday at 3:00PM, Memphis time and rebroadcast every Thursday at 10:00PM, Memphis time.

Special thanks to The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
and The Memphis Commercial Appeal
for their true support of All Memphis Music!

Please come to visit us in Memphis, the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock N Roll!!!!

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Cyndi Lauper ~ All Memphis Music ~ "Twitter Cast" ~ Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau ~ Memphis Blues"

                                             Cyndi Lauper-'Memphis Blues' new CD
                                        "Twitter Cast"—ALLMEMPHISMUSIC.com

Tonight, Thursday at 7PM EST, All Memphis Music is excited to present a special “Twitter Cast” featuring Cyndi Lauper as she Tweets comments about her Top Ten favorite Memphis songs while they play live, on All Memphis Music. Her new album, Memphis Blues, recorded in the River City’s own Electrophonic Studios, pays tribute to the blues and its rich history. She’s chosen a powerful ensemble cast to assist her, including Charlie Musselwhite, BB King, Ann Peebles, Allen Toussaint and Johnny Lang. The exclusive broadcast is one of many innovations AllMemphisMusic has popularized since its 2006 arrival.
Cyndi Lauper, no stranger to even the most casual pop music fan, burst on the scene with her stunning Portrait Records 1984 debut, She’s So Unusual, which featured “Girls Just Want To Have Fun.” The album quickly sold over four and a half million records and launched a career which continues to showcase Cyndi’s versatility and eclectic tastes.

The Cyndi Lauper/AllMemphisMusic “Twitter-cast” figures to be an insightful discourse through the eyes and ears of a true pop icon about the music that’s meant so much to Memphis’ musical heritage as well as the culture of pop music in the 20th and 21st centuries. Since the release of Memphis Blues, Cyndi has again become one of the most sought after personalities in music. She’s appeared on “American Idol,” played a psychic on the wildly popular Fox TV series, “Bones,” and made an impressive showing on “Celebrity Apprentice.” She’s currently on a national tour that will take her to major markets around the U.S.

Go to Cyndi's Twitter account twitter.com/shebop_aka_cyn
then
Go to All Memphis Music.com AllMemphisMusic.com
and follow along with us.

Special thanks, David Budge, and Mike Bergin

All Memphis Music ~ Troy Turner ~ Jon Tiven ~ Steve Cropper ~ Hubert Sumlin, ~ Brian May and Queen ~ Felix Calivere ~ Howard Tate

This weekend All Memphis Music is pleased to present a specialty show highlighting Whole Lotta Blues, the new album by Evidence Music recording artist, Troy Turner. Troy’s re-emergence on the scene has been widely hailed as long overdue. In addition to displaying the talents of Memphis’ own Steve Cropper, the record is a showcase for Troy’s exceptional guitar and vocal work, which has evoked comparisons to Buddy Guy and B.B. King.

The special will feature an in-depth discussion with Troy’s producer, Jon Tiven, who provides revealing behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the making of this record and the world-class cast of characters who appear on it. Queen’s Brian May, Bad Company’s Simon Kirke, Jeff Beck Group alumnus, Max Middleton, blues legend Hubert Sumlin, soul standout Howard Tate and Young Rascals’ founder, Felix Cavaliere are just some of the all-stars who make an appearance on Whole Lotta Blues.

After just one listen to Whole Lotta Blues we at All Memphis Music immediately saw what the fuss was about. Turner and Tiven have whipped up a gem that has all the elements to make it one of 2010’s most talked about releases. So please join us as Jon Tiven takes us on a private tour through the making of this extraordinary record.

To learn more about Troy and hear his music, please visit www.evidencemusic.com and http://www.troyturnermusic.com/

The Specialty Show will air this Friday night July 23rd at 10:00 pm (CST Memphis Time) and will repeat on Saturday morning July 24th at 10:00 am (CST Memphis Time) Tell a friend!

Don't forget to check out...IN THE STREET....hosted by Kim Walker every Monday at 3:00PM, Memphis time and rebroadcast every Thursday at 10:00PM, Memphis time.
Special thanks to The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
and The Memphis Commercial Appeal

for their true support of All Memphis Music!

Please come to visit us in Memphis, the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock N Roll!!!!

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Memphis Music ~ Reba Russell New CD "8" ~ All Memphis Music ~ Internet Radio, Memphis Blues and Memphis Soul, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau

This weekend, All Memphis Music will have a Specialty Show with Memphian Reba Russell. Reba and AMM host David Fleischman sit down and talk about the release of "8 " and it's one not to miss.

Reba talks about the new CD "8", her band, upcoming tour dates, and and a whole lot more.


We at All Memphis Music highly recommend this souful and rockin' CD, "8". Click the buy button on our player window to buy or download an mp3 from Amazon.com. Works perfectly with any IPOD player!


The Specialty Show will air this Friday night July 16th at 10:00 pm (CST Memphis Time) and will repeat on Saturday morning July 17th at 10:00 am (CST Memphis Time) Tell a friend!

Don't forget to check out...IN THE STREET....hosted by Kim Walker every Monday at 3:00PM, Memphis time and rebroadcast every Thursday at 10:00PM, Memphis time.
Special thanks to The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
and The Memphis Commercial Appeal

for their true support of All Memphis Music!

Please come to visit us in Memphis, the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock N Roll!!!!

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Rosanne Cash ~ Twitter / Facebook "Cash" Contest ~ All Memphis Music ~ Internet Radio ~

Our good friend Rosanne Cash has been kind enough to give All Memphis Music the chance to give away some great autographed goodies. Starting  Tuesday, June 8th thru Saturday June 12th, we''ll be giving away daily an autographed copy of Rosanne's latest CD, 'The List'. One grand prize winner will also receive a classic, rare autographed "Hatch Poster" from Rosanne's concert last year in Nashville, as well as  a  rare autographed vinyl copy of 'The List'.


It's easy to enter, if you are a Twitter kinda person, just send us a Direct Message once daily with your first name and town you live in. If you are a Facebooker, write us on Our Wall once daily with the same information as above.


All daily entries will be eligible to win for that day. If you didn't win, send us another entry the following day.
Of the five winners, we will randomly pick one name and they will be declared the grand prize winner, receiving the poster, CD and vinyl, all signed by Rosanne Cash!


Special thanks to Rosanne and all the fine Manhattan/EMI folks, as well as all of the good people at
The Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, and The Commercial Appeal,




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Winner 1- June 8-Ashley Snow-Kansas City,Mo
Winner 2- June 9th-Suzanne Lee, Sherman Oaks, Ca
Winner 3- June 10th-Ben Erickson, Copenhagen, Denmark
Winner 4- June 11th-Matt Browning, Charleston, WV
Winner 5- June 12th-Kristin Moore, Sydney Australia
Grand prize winner-June 13th-Ashley Snow-Kansas City , Mo


To support All Memphis Music and Rosanne Cash, click  the Amazon.com link below, and buy 'The List' with confidence!

New Memphis Music ~ Added to All Memphis Music Internet Radio ~ Memphis Sound

NEW MUSIC ADDED THIS WEEK!

Chelsea Crowell- Daughter of ex-Memphian, Rosanne Cash and Rodney Crowell.It's on Cleft Records.

Reba Russell- 8- We love this new CD!BEP Records

Rosanne Cash- Live versions of Sea of Heartbreak & Lon Black Veil-Manhattan Records

Troy Turner- Whole Lotta Blues-Evidence-Jon Tiven

Enjoy All Memphis Music

Special thanks to The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
and The Memphis Commercial Appeal
for their true support of
All Memphis Music!

Please come to visit us in Memphis, the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock N Roll!!!!
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Bobby Whitlock ~ Top 10 Memphis Artists List ~ All Memphis Music Internet Radio ~ Derek & The Dominos ~

Well this will be the 2nd time that All Memphis Music has asked someone to give us 10 of their favorite Memphis songs and artists. This time Memphian, singer/songwriter, and Derek and The Dominos member, Bobby Whitlock will give us his list of his favorites as heard on
All Memphis Music
Tune in to All Memphis Music
Then go to our Twitter page or to
Facebook
and follow along. Enjoy Bobby Whitlock's Top 10 Memphis Artists and their songs.
Since Bobby was born in Memphis, he developed a knowledge and history of what "Memphis Music " means to his pallette. Bobby's Top 10 List will be heard this coming Tuesday May 25th at 3pm Memphis time ( CST ).
Bobby's Wikipedia Bobby Whitlock



Special thanks to The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
and The Memphis Commercial Appeal
for their true support of
All Memphis Music!

Please come to visit us in Memphis, the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock N Roll!!!!
Click here for All Memphis Music


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Memphis Music ~ In the Street ~ Kim Walker ~ Internet Radio

Hope you'll enjoy a brand new music show on All Memphis Music, called
"In the Street".

"In the Street" is hosted by Memphian music lover Kim Walker. His new show airs each week, Monday 3:00 PM CST, and again on Thursday at 10:00 PM CST Memphis Time.

Kim was born and raised in Memphis, and attended Fairley for his entire 12 years. Kim was the lead videographer at Dragonwyck Teleproductions & currently works at Channel 24 & Channel 30 in Memphis.

Kim is a fan of All Memphis Music and his passion is Memphis Music from the '70s to the present. Some you've heard, some you haven't, and it's a real cool new show.

Special thanks to The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
and The Memphis Commercial Appeal
for their true support of
All Memphis Music!

Please come to visit us in Memphis, the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock N Roll!!!!
Click here for All Memphis Music


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Enjoy!

Rosanne Cash ~ Twittercast ~ All Memphis Music ~ Internet Radio

We asked Rosanne Cash to pick her Top Ten favorite Memphis Songs ( a very , very hard task)and she decided to partner with us for a Rosanne Cash, live Twittercast, as she tweeted about why she picked each song. The 30 minute show was listened to and viewed by thousands. Rosanne had so much fun, that she told us she will do it again. Her "live" tweets to her tweeps were classic and so was her 30 minute playlist!! What a way to start the day! Her Top 10 in order:

-Sister Rosetta Tharpe (born in Cotton Plant Ark.)-Strange Things Are Happenin
2-Memphis Minnie- Where is My Good Man
3-Otis Redding- Try a Lttle Tenderness Live in Paris, Stax/Volt Revue
4-Aretha Franklin-Ain't No Way
5-Al Green- Lay It Down-(sweeet)
6-John Hiatt-Memphis In The Meantime
7-Howlin Wolf-Smokestack Lightning
8-Johnny Cash- Big River
9 Rosanne Cash- The World Unseen
10-Staple Singers- Respect Yourself
Thank you Rosanne!
All Memphis Music

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Rosanne Cash ~ All Memphis Music ~ Twittercast Live ~ Top 10 Favorite Memphis Songs

How cool is this?? The lovely and talented Rosanne Cash will join forces with
AllMemphisMusic.com and she will reveal her favorite Top Ten Memphis songs, in a "live" Twittercast, Wednesday April 14th at 10:30 AM EST, 9:30 AM CST, and & 7:30 AM Pacific Time

As the songs play on All Memphis Music, Rosanne will Tweet, in real time, why she loves the Memphis artist or song she is playing. Her "Top Ten Memphis List" is fantastic and you will not want to miss this first ever Twitter event.

Rosanne is traveling the world this year, and promoting her GRAMMY nominatated CD, "The List". Rosanne Cash is known globally as a leader in American Roots Music.

Make sure you get a copy of one our favorite CD's of the Year, "The List" by Rosanne Cash.

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF ALL MEMPHIS MUSIC !

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Memphis Music ~ Poplar Tunes ~ Rock N Soul Museum ~ Lansky Bros. ~ All Memphis Music ~ MCVB ~

Poplar Tunes Sign

Hal Lansky Saves Legendary Musical Neon!

Poplar Tunes Sign Joins Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum

Exhibition Tomorrow Morning

Memphis, TN … Tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 7 at 9:00 a.m., representatives from H.A. Balton Sign Company will arrive at the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum with the legendary 12’ Poplar Tunes Record Store neon sign in tow, ready to install it on display inside the museum’s “Sun Records & Youth Culture” gallery. This legendary Memphis landmark, recognizable by just about everybody who calls Memphis home, will be loaded into the museum through the museum’s back doors, just behind the infamous fire station at Third and Linden.

The Poplar Tunes sign (or “Pop Tunes” as it was more commonly referenced) was salvaged from certain disappearance by Memphis businessman and music supporter, Hal Lansky, who offered it on loan to the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum to protect and preserve this critical aspect of Memphis music history. The Lansky’s family clothier business, originally located on Beale Street, dressed many of Memphis’ musical legends, including Elvis Presley. The Lansky’s have always been huge supporters of Memphis music, and have also preserved other artifacts from Memphis’ music history, several of which are already on loan to Rock ‘n’ Soul. H.A. Balton Sign

Company restored the sign, including the legendary “Poplar Tunes” and musical note neon across the top of the sign. Within the museum, changing letters across the bottom of the sign will commemorate significant dates in Memphis music history. The Smithsonian Institution was pleased with the sign’s inclusion within the Smithsonian-developed exhibition, and its significance in telling the Memphis music story.

Poplar Tunes, originally located at 308 Poplar, was within walking distance of Lauderdale Court apartments where Elvis lived while working at Crowne Electric. Elvis and many other Memphis musicians frequented Pop Tunes to listen to the latest 45-record releases of this new evolving music revolution which became known as Rock ‘n’ Roll. Pop Tunes also served as the launching pad of legendary Memphis record label, Hi Records, started in 1957 by Pop Tunes’ owner Joe Cuoghi and several partners. Pop Tunes also served as the largest product provider and servicer for the jukebox industry throughout the southeast U.S., making their music distribution business sort of the early forerunner to iTunes… providing teenagers with push-button selections of the latest musical hits, right at their finger tips.



“Every single Memphian who has ever been downtown remembers this iconic sign,” says John Doyle, Rock ‘n’ Soul Executive Director. “Behind Graceland and Sun Studios, Poplar Tunes former 308 Poplar address is one of the most musically significant addresses in our city. World-changing music exploded from that building; it once even promoted its own ‘Hot Releases’ record charts and you can believe the world paid attention.”



“The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum is so grateful to Hal and to the entire Lansky family for all they have done for Memphis music. We are grateful to him for saving this great structure, and for bringing it to the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum.”



The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Originally developed in association with the Smithsonian Institution, it offers tourists and citizens the only complete exhibition of Memphis music history. It is located on the campus of FedExForum at music Highway 61 (“The Blues Highway” or, to Memphians, Third Street) and legendary Beale Street. The museum is open 7 daily from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. For additional information, contact John Doyle, Executive Director, at (901) 205-2530 or (901) 485-6995 (cell) or at john@memphisrocknsoul.org.


John Doyle

Executive Director

Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum

All Memphis Music.com

We salute the saving of this sign!

Special thanks to The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
and The Memphis Commercial Appeal
for their true support of
All Memphis Music!

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South Memphis String Band ~ All Memphis Music.com ~ Memphis International Records ~

LUTHER DICKINSON, ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART & JIMBO MATHUS JOIN FORCES:
SOUTH MEMPHIS STRING BAND'S HOME SWEET HOME

As the free world teeters once again on the terrifying brink of depression, return with us now to those bygone days of yesteryear and lose your troubles in the timeless songs of the South Memphis String Band. Three young contemporary blues artists, each in his own right, a rising star. Three modern Mississippi musicians on a knight’s quest to retrieve, preserve, and carry into the future America’s most unique and meaningful musical statement.
Jim Dickinson (1941 – 2009)

When Luther Dickinson, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Jimbo Mathus got together to make music, it certainly wasn’t out of commercial consideration. This troika of roots-imbued musical pros coalesced through a shared vision and consuming passion for the music of their forebears, most notably the Mississippi Sheiks, Memphis Jug Band, Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers and other practitioners of pre-blues era roots sounds
Home Sweet Home, their first album, out on Memphis International, showcases their passion for the old timey tradition that is underscored by the group’s name: South Memphis String Band.

South Memphis, of course, is that rough and tumble area of the Bluff City extending from downtown to the Mississippi border, and beyond. It’s where Stax Records as well as, literally, hundreds of churches thrived. The sacred and profane, holy rolling and dice rolling, were cheek by jowl in old South Memphis and its modern day namesake reflects that ecumenicism quite brilliantly. For Luther, Alvin and Jimbo, South Memphis is more of a musical state of mind than a specific geographical location.

They’ve been called a “regional roots music supergroup” but the alliance of Dickinson (from the North Mississippi Allstars and, of late, the Black Crowes), Hart (the Grammy winner who is as equally adept at thrash rock as he is at country blues) and Mathus (of the Squirrel Nut Zippers) is more like three good friends just putting it down in a very traditional way. Mathus explained, “Luther, Youngblood Hart and myself have been musical co-conspirators for over a decade. It is only fitting that we should come together with acoustic instruments and perform Mississippi music.”

Home Sweet Home-Produced by The South Memphis String Band and Bill Wax
Recorded by Jackson MacInnis and Michael Taylor at Sirius/XM Performance Studio, Washington DC

Additional recording and mixing by Justin Showah and Winn McElroy at Delta recording Service, Como, MIssissippi
Mastered by Larry and Kevin Nix at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee


The Specialty Show will air this Friday night March 26th at 10:00 pm (CST Memphis Time) and will repeat on Saturday morning March 27th at 10:00 am (CST Memphis Time. The Specialty Show features an up close interview with Jimbo Mathus.

Special thanks to The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
and The Memphis Commercial Appeal
for their true support of
All Memphis Music!

Please come to visit us in Memphis, the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock N Roll!!!!
Click here for All Memphis Music


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Alex Chilton ~ Box Tops ~ Big Star ~ Ardent Records ~ Memphis Music

All Memphis Music joins with fellow Memphians and the global music industry in mourning the death of legendary musician Alex Chilton. Chilton was frontman for the 1960's Memphis group The Box Tops and the iconic 1970's group Big Star. He passed away on March 17 in a New Orleans hospital.

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