AllMemphisMusic.com ~ Memphis Inner View with Mitch McCracken ~ Jack Rowell JR.

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MEMPHIS MUSIC INNER VIEW

Mitch McCracken’s love for music started like most people, as a teenager. Some of his closest friends in high school played in garage bands. Mitch had no musical talent so the next best thing was to set his goal as becoming a DJ. He achieved that goal of becoming a DJ right out of high school in his hometown of Memphis. He has been a DJ all his adult life.

He has been a Program Director, Music Director, Promotions Director and Research Director in addition to his "On Air" work at radio stations in New Orleans, Florence, Las Vegas and El Paso in addition to Memphis.

In that first job at FM100 he started to meet some of the most influential people in Memphis music. The first being Chips Moman at American Sound Studios (Elvis, The Box Tops, Dusty Springfield, Merrilee Rush, etc) Chips allowed Mitch to watch some sessions when Billy Burnette was recording his first album there. He met and became friends with Tommy Cogbill, Reggie Young and Bobby Wood who would later be known as part of the Memphis Boys. 

 By the time Mitch reached the age of 23 he was working at WQLT in Florence, AL for Sam Phillips of Sun Records fame. He then returned home to Memphis and bought a national trade magazine called the Bob Hamilton and Friends Radio Report and changed the name to Radio Magazine.

So Mitch McCracken has been involved in Memphis music all his life. He is now promotion the music he loves on his new radio show on All Memphis Music.com. The show is called Memphis Music Inner View and can be heard Tuesday’s at 10pm Memphis time and Thursday’s at 10am Memphis time.

This week’s guest is Jack Rowell Jr. who was been a part of the Memphis music scene since the seventies. He toured and recorded with Ace Cannon, he was a member of the Gentrys, played on Beale Street with Joyce Cobb’s band and The Jack Rowell Blues Band is the reigning Beale Street Blues Kings.

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STAX Museum ~ Memphis, Tennessee

If you are coming to Memphis, there are so many things to do. But there is only one STAX Museum and it's a MUST stop on your trip. The story about STAX Records is amazing. A record label that changed the musical landscape worldwide. The corner of College & McLemore, STAX Records. Don't miss it!!

When you go, be sure and tell Tim Sampson that All Memphis Music sent you!

Big Star Contest ~ All Memphis Music Giveaway ~ Rare Big Star Autograph

To give everyone around the world a chance to win, we're giving away CDs and Vinyl from the Big Star soundtrack of the documentary, 'Nothing Can Hurt Me' every day for the next nine days.
Each piece is hand signed by Big Star drummer, Jody Stephens and is definitely a collector's item. To have a chance to win one of these rare items, you can enter ONCE a day, simply by sending an e-mail to AllMemphisMusic@gmail.com
In the subject line put in Big Star and in the body of the e-mail send us the name of the city you are listening from. A winner will be drawn from all entries received that day. Each contest ends at midnight Memphis time. (CST) This is the second of 10 autographed CDs and Vinyl we're giving away.
Congrats to our first winner-Debra B-Eads,Tennessee
You can hear tracks from Big Star on All Memphis Music

STAX Founder Jim Stewart Grants a Rare Interview to AllMemphisMusic.com

Since the closure of STAX Records in 1975, co-founder Jim Stewart has given very few interviews, until now. All Memphis Music is proud to announce a two hour interview with the man who helped shape Music History by melding both black and white musicians in a city that was racially divided in the early 60's. STAX Records was the first label to successfully accomplish this in recorded music history.

STAX Records was a studio that was built by Jim Stewart and his sister, Estelle Axton. In this 'Conversation with Jim Stewart', he starts from the very beginnings of the label, right up until the end. It's a story about how Booker T. & The MG's were formed. He tells about how the great Otis Redding

was a roadie for a band that was recording at STAX and he how he begged STAX for just 30 minutes to sing his songs. Jim also talks about how he and Otis became close friends and what the impact was when Otis's plane crashed in 1967, killing him and members of his back up band The Bar-kays.

Jim also goes into detail about many STAX musicians including Sam & Dave, Rufus and Carla Thomas, William Bell, The Mar-Keys, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn,Albert King, Isaac Hayes, and so many more. The interview was conducted by Jon Scott and David Fleischman, co-founders of
All Memphis Music.

This exclusive 'Conversation with Jim Stewart' can be heard on www.AllMemphisMusic.com on the following dates and times
Saturday July 27th @4pm CST
Tuesday- July 30th@10pm-CST
Thursday-August 1st@ 10am-CST
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Read the full story by Bob Mehr from the Memphis Commercial Appeal-Jim Stewart/ Memphis Commercial Appeal/

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Elvis Presley- FIRST national TV Show

Today January 28, 1956, Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), made his FIRST National Television appearance on the Dorsey brother's "Stage Show". It was the first of six appearances on the show and the first of eight performances recorded and broadcast from CBS TV in New York City. After the success of their first appearance they were signed to five more in early 1956. Thanks for listening to www.AllMemphisMusic.com The only station in the world devoted to THE MEMPHIS SOUND! Special thanks to Memphis Travel for their continued support of All Memphis Music

Today Jan 16-2005 in All Memphis Music history-

Elvis Presley's single ‘One Night’ made chart history by becoming the 1,000th UK No.1. Elvis, who led last week's chart with ‘Jailhouse Rock’, had now scored more number one UK hits than any other artist with 20 No.1’s, beating The Beatles' 17 chart toppers. AllMemphisMusic.com is the only radio station that plays music devoted to the Memphis Sound! Special thanks to Kevin Kane and the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau for their support! Memphis Travel-Everything Memphis!

Today in www.AllMemphisMusic.com history-Jan 11, 1964-'Ring Of Fire' by Johnny Cash became the first Country album to go to No.1 in the US album chart.
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Today in www.AllMemphisMusic.com  history Jan 11, 1958- The release date for the Elvis Presley single 'Jailhouse Rock' was put back a week after Decca Records pressing plant in the UK were unable to meet the advance orders of 250,000 copies.

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Why Elvis Presley Has Left The Building" ~ All Memphis Music~ Memphis Travel

Why "Elvis has left the building"-Another www.AllMemphisMusic.com factoid-Today Dec 15, 1956-Elvis Presley gave his final performance on Louisiana Hayride, a live radio program that was broadcast on KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana. Presley made 50 appearances on the show. At the end of the show, Horace Logan first made the now legendary phrase ‘Elvis has left the building’, to stop the audience from storming the stage. There ya go!

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Another www.AllMemphisMusic.com factoid-Today Dec 11 1961, Elvis Presley started a 20-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Blue Hawaii', his seventh US No.1 album. That's 20 weeks at # 1...a great feat! www.AllMemphisMusic.com is sponsored by Memphis Travel...everything Memphis!

All Memphis Music ~ Dewey Phillips ~ Elvis Presley

Today Sept 28, 1968 was a very sad day in Memphis history, Memphis radio DJ Dewey Phillips died of heart failure aged 42. He was one of rock 'n' roll's pioneering disk jockeys. In July 1954, he was the first DJ to play the young Elvis Presley's debut record, 'That's All Right/Blue Moon Of Kentucky. He was the reason I wanted to be a dj. It is truly a sad day. WAY too young! Here's to Dewey!!!!
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All Memphis Music ~ The state of Rock N Roll 8-25,1959

Oh well what did Billboard Magazine know? On this day August 25, 1959.

 In the US, a headline in Billboard magazine read, "Rock and Roll Ain't Ready For The Ol' Rockin' Chair Yet."

The story stated that Rock 'n' Roll was losing popularity a year ago, but the record buyers now like Elvis Presley, Lloyd Price and Fats Domino along with newcomers, The Everly Brothers, The Drifters and Ricky Nelson.
Hmmm. Elvis?? Nice work Billboard!

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Today in AllMemphisMusic.com History- Aug 14th, 1958

Today , 1958, in AllMemphisMusic.com history- Elvis Presley's mother Gladys died. At her funeral two days later Presley was so overcome with grief he was unable to stand and had to be supported. Over 500 police were at the service to keep the gigantic crowd at bay.

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All Memphis Music Today in Music History ~ Elvis Presley ~ Big Mama Thornton

Yes it's true in www.AllMemphisMusic.com history-Today Aug 13, 1952, The original version of 'Hound Dog' was recorded by Willie Mae (Big Mama) Thornton. It would become the first hit for the song-writing team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and went on to top the Billboard R&B chart for seven weeks, selling nearly two million copies. Three years later, Elvis Presley recorded his version. 
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All Memphis Music Today in Music History

The late, lead singer of Bread, Jimmy Griffin was born on this day, 8-10-1943. Griffin grew up in Memphis & went to Kingsbury High school. An Academy Award winning songwriter, his musical training began when his parents signed him up for accordion lessons. Dorsey and Johnny Burnette were his neighbors and role models. After the Burnette brothers moved to Los Angeles, California to further their music careers, Griffin went there to visit them, and managed to secure a recording contract with Reprise Records http://www.AllMemphisMusic.com

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Willie "Too Big" Hall

Willie "Too Big" Hall was born August 8, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee. He began his career as a drummer in 1965, while still in high school. He played with the Bar-Kays band and Isaac Hayes's band The Movement. In the seventies, as part of the Stax-Volt Recording Section Team from 1968–77, Hall backed dozens of major Stax artists on recordings, including such artists as The Emotions, Little Milton, Carla and Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, The Staple Singers, Albert King and Isaac Hayes. Hall produced Hayes' last Stax album, and did percussion on Hayes' albumsHot Buttered Soul and The Isaac Hayes Movement, as well as his Theme from Shaft.

Hall also recorded the album Universal Language with Booker T. & the MGs, and later joined guitarist Steve "The Colonel" Cropper and bass player Donald "Duck" Dunn as a member of The Blues Brothers, which led to his appearance in the hit movie The Blues Brothers and its sequel. He appeared as himself in the 2008 movie Soul Men.

Hall has toured the world and recorded with a variety of artists, including The Blues Brothers, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, KC and the Sunshine Band, Bonnie Raitt, Earl Scruggs, Charlie Daniels Band, Todd Rundgren and Roger McGuinn, among others. He is currently a member of The Bo-Keys, a band of highly respected Memphis musicians, including Isaac Hayes's wah-wah guitarist Charles "Skip" Pitts. He is the father of rapper Gangsta Pat.^[1]

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This week's interview will air at the following times on www.AllMemphisMusic.com

MONDAY  July 16th- 12:00 PM MEMPHIS Time CST

WEDNESDAY July 18th- 5:00 PM MEMPHIS Time CST

THURSDAY  July 19th- 8:00 PM MEMPHIS  Time CST

The interview was conducted by Barry L. Shankman and K. Paul Compton,Jeffery Haas'TD' and you'll love hearing stories from Willie and his fascinating life that helped shape the Memphis Sound. The Voice of Memphis Music & All Memphis Music are preserving the artists, producers, the musicians and all those who helped create 'The Memphis Sound'

All Memphis Music would like to thank the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau for their support of 

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Jeffery Haas

Barry Shankman

K.Paul Compton

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Sam The Sham.. this week "Sam Zamudio"

Sam The Sham Grammy Speech

These are the acknowledgments Sam gave upon accepting his Grammy Award in 1971.

Grammy Winner:  Hard and Heavy / Album Liner Notes

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  I WANT TO THANK:
The people who mistreated me as a chiild 'cause they made me strong.

Sister Rose; for having tought Melvin-and me, that there are no NIGGERS and no MESKINS.

A third grade teacher, who treated me like a leper and begrudged me not having lice; for she gave me pride.

Miss McMahon, for being just when no one else was.

The people who refused me service; for they made me save my money.

The people who rejected me because of the color of my skin and the texture of my hair; for they made me realize that I was different.

My Aunt Grace, for teaching me how to eat with silver.

My brother Memo for sitting me out in the sun without water. He tried to teach me discipline. I love him.

Melvin for sneaking me water on the same day.

My sister Esther who was mother, friend, cook, servant, nurse, opponent and guardian angel. I love her.

The Dude who broke my nose the first time: he taught me to dodge faster.

Mrs. Turner for letting me graduate from high school; otherwise I would've flunked for the third time.

The Dude who broke my nose the second time. He taught me that I wasn't dodging fast enough.

My dogs through life for their companionship: Funny, Spot, Mocho, Spotty, Tippy, Poochie, Peerolee, Poopinooga, Kemp, Lucky, Cyrano, Bojo, Sammy, Toro, Dingo and King.

Equal time to cats: Quickie, Morrongo, A Yellow Cat, and Blue.

The Dude who broke my nose the third time. He taught me that only 50% of all fighters are winners. (Poor odds)

My friends the prostitutes for listening to me when no one else would; for I needed to speak.
The towns I was run out of-, for they ran me to better places.

David A. Martin for opening my eyes.

Jackie for one bologna & mayonnaise sandwich, one weeny sandwich and a hot bath.

The Crystal for keepin' my secrets.

The lonely moonlit stretch of road between Memphis & Capeville; for it gave me time to think.

Papa for his kindness & wisdom.

Memphis for whippin'me down twice, which only made me get up.

Avery for goin' my bail.

David, Jerry, Ray & Butch for sharing with me the misery of the road; they too suffered the changes I went through.

I want to bless the people who stole my money for my misery went with it and I am sure it's more than they can bear.

Squeeky, a monkey now deceased, for wrecking the boredom of my depression by wrecking the shack he and I lived in.

Jack Provenzano, Astrologer, friend, roommate, teacher and companion through several Karmic Expressions.

My friend Frank Andrews for tutoring me in and through the Tarot.

Zach Glickman & Steve Frank, two friends who never lost faith in me.

The Dynamic Duo, Pato P. & Garrapata C. for the many laughs when there was little to laugh about.

New York City for 1969 where I reviewed the Blues.

The women who loved me and ask their forgiveness; lovin'the wind would have been easier.

The Mothers of my children for my freedom; for only free can I truly give.

My Father Jim Samudio, a strong Leo who taught me that a man must have the ability to be just as gentle, as he is hard; have the ability to love, and be willing to make whatever sacrifice necessary to preserve what he believes to be right. Who taught me that there are laws far greater than those written by man.

My children for having chosen me as their father in this life; for they alone gave me the will & strength to continue when all other sources of energy were depleated.

And most of all, God for letting me be a musician, in doing so he's given me a taste of Paradise.

This week's interview will air at the following times on www.AllMemphisMusic.com

MONDAY  July 9th- 12:00 PM MEMPHIS Time CST

WEDNESDAY July 11th- 5:00 PM MEMPHIS Time CST

THURSDAY  July 12th- 8:00 PM MEMPHIS  Time CST

The interview was conducted by Barry L. Shankman and K. Paul Compton and you'll love hearing stories from SAM The SHAM and his fascinating life that helped shape the Memphis Sound. The Voice of Memphis & All Memphis Music are preserving the artists, producers, the musicians and all those who helped create 'The Memphis Sound'

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All Memphis Music ~ Bobby Manuel ~ Stax Records ~ Memphis Sound ~ Voice of Memphis Music

Legendary Stax Guitarist "Bobby Manuel"

This week 'The Voice of Memphis' interviews Bobby Manuel, a legend in the Memphis Music scene.


Bobby Manuel joined Stax Records in the late 1960s and stayed through the label’s bitter end in 1975, after which he and Stax founder Jim Stewart opened Daily Planet studio and began doing independent productions together. At Stax, Manuel was a jack-of-all-trades, working as an engineer, mixer, songwriter, producer, and tour bandleader. But first and foremost, Bobby was and is a guitarist. 


He has recorded with Elvis Presley, Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Albert King, Little Milton, Billy Eckstine, Rufus Thomas, The MGs, Luther Ingram, The Bar-Kays, Leon Russell, John Mayall, Anne Peebles, Mavis Staples, and Eddie Floyd. 


After the demise of Stax Records, Manuel and Stax founder Jim Stewart operated a studio and production company. Shirley Brown was among their most notable signings. He later ran his own label, HighStacks (named to recall the glory of former Memphis R&B labels, Hi Records and Stax).

In 2004, Manuel organized and led a group of Memphis All-Stars with guest appearances by Marvell Thomas and Steve Cropper to celebrate the opening of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, backing legends such as Isaac Hayes, Mavis Staples, Eddie Floyd,William Bell, Solomon Burke, and Al Green who performed in honor of the label.

This week's interview will air at the following times on www.AllMemphisMusic.com

MONDAY July 2nd - 12:00 PM MEMPHIS Time CST

WEDNESDAY July 4th - 5:00 PM MEMPHIS Time CST

THURSDAY July 5th- 8:00 PM MEMPHIS  Time CST

The interview was conducted by Barry L. Shankman and K. Paul Compton and you'll love hearing stories from Bobby and his fascinating life that helped shape the Memphis Sound. The Voice of Memphis & All Memphis Music are preserving the artists, producers, the musicians and all those who helped create 'The Memphis Sound'

Paul Compton

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All Memphis Music ~ Bobby Whitlock ~ Derek and the Dominoes ~ Memphis Sound

BOBBY WHITLOCK , co-founder DEREK & THE DOMINOS

Bobby Whitlock represents the true southern blues/soul singer. he was the first white artist to be signed to the Stax hip label at the tender age of 16.  In the eyes of Stax, Bobby was destined to be a star. Taken under the wings of Steve Cropper and Donald (Duck)Dunn, Bobby was heading in the right direction from an early age..
Always running on his intuition, Bobby agreed to go to California to become a "friend" in the group Delaney & Bonnie.

Bobby became friends with Eric Clapton during the short 3 month tour in England in 1969.
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Back in the states , not satisfied with his position Bobby once again followed his intuition  called Eric Clapton who invited him to his home at Hurtwood  and there they began to write becoming a formidable writing team with songs like "Tell the Truth", "Keep on Growing", " I looked away",  "Why does love got to be so sad",  "Anyday", "Roll it over" and more.
Derek & the Dominos  began to form after some months at  former Beatles George Harrison's  "All things must pass", sessions.
by that time Bobby and Eric had written a handful of songs and George agreed that Phil Spector would produce a couple of them in exchange for playing on his record.
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Eric Clapton , Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle  and Jim Gordon were the core band for George,  the yet un-named band Derek & the Dominos were born .
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The rest is of course history.
Layla and other assorted love songs is now celebrating its 40th year and is considered to be one of the most influential and great records in the history of rock
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In  2000 Derek & the Dominos were awarded a grammy for Layla and other assorted love songs. The musicians the music and their legacy continues .
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In march's 2011 Rolling Stones, David Fricke's five star review is a testament to the staying power of  this incredible record.

To find out more  check out Bobby Whitlock's
A Rock-n-roll autobiography just out on Amazon , Barnes and Noble and Waterstones..

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This week's interview will air at the following times on www.AllMemphisMusic.com

MONDAY  JUNE 11th- 12:00 PM MEMPHIS Time CST

WEDNESDAY JUNE 13th- 5:00 PM MEMPHIS Time CST

THURSDAY  JUNE 14th- 8:00 PM MEMPHIS  Time CST

The interview was conducted by Barry L. Shankman and K. Paul Compton,Jeffery Haas'TD' and you'll love hearing stories from Bobby Whitlock and his fascinating life that helped shape the Memphis Sound. The Voice of Memphis Music & All Memphis Music are preserving the artists, producers, the musicians and all those who helped create 'The Memphis Sound'

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Here's next week's Voice of Memphis Interview schedule, Monday (May 28 th), Wednesday, (May 30th) &  Thursday (May 31st.)  AllMemphisMusic.com will interview the legendary Willie "Too Tall" Hall. Here's more information.

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