The memphis

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2020 release. Memphis has always been a studio town, where making hit records looked easy. An unknown Elvis could walk into Sun Studios and cut a side, while Willie Mitchell worked his magic around the corner at the Hi…

On the 5th of July, rock n' roll is invented the day that Elvis Aaron Presley walks into the Sun recording studio and cuts a record that changes the world forever. But there's a lot more to the legend than is suggested…

Drawing on archaeological findings and an unusual combination of Greek and Egyptian evidence, Dorothy Thompson examines the economic life and multicultural society of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis in the era…

The definitive biography of Elvis and an excellent slice of social history.

Elvis & the Memphis Mafia is the first book to capture the King - the man and the phenomenon - in his full complexity.

Recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis, Dusty in Memphis, is her greatest LP. Dusty worked with a stellar team of musicians and producers that included Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, Tom Dowd, conductor Gene Orloff,…

One month after Elvis' 1968 Comeback Special aired on national television, Presley made the most artistically successful recordings of his later career. In January and February of 1969, he held sessions at American…

Widely known for its musical influence, Beale Street was also once a hub for Hoodoo culture. Many blues icons, such as Big Memphis Ma Rainey and Sonny Boy Williamson, dabbled in the mysterious tradition. Its popularity…

Lu's Jukebox is a six-volume series of mostly full-band performances recorded live at Ray Kennedy's Room & Board Studio in Nashville, TN. Each volume features a themed set of songs by other artists curated by the…

A year after Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, a group of blues legends came together to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of Memphis, TN. This concert documentary, shot over 3 days in June of 1969, celebrates an…

When Don Nix began his career in Memphis, he was still in high school. Over time, his first band, the Mar-Keys, evolved into Booker T. and the MGs. As a producer and musician, Nix worked with Freddie King, Furry Lewis,…

From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters tar for seg Elvis Presleys single- og albuminnspillinger fra 60-tallet, med unntak av filmmusikk og gospelutgivelser. Denne femdoble samleboksen starter med det…

Between 1950 and 1960, SUN RECORDS founder Sam Phillips discovered and produced B.B. King, Howlin'Wolf, Ike Turner, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich and Roy Orbison artists who…

Limited double orange and red colored vinyl LP pressing in gatefold sleeve. 2020 release. Memphis has always been a studio town, where making hit records looked easy. An unknown Elvis could walk into Sun Studios and cut…