Backroads of American Music

• Sam "Black Smoke" Wiggins

  We ran up on Black Smoke one night at the Boom Boom Room on Thomas Street in North Memphis, back when it was called the J&J . Nice enough dude. We chatted awhile, emptied intoxicating golden liquid into our bellies from chilled aluminum cylinders... Posted Apr 13 2008, 01:21 PM by Preston with | with no comments Filed under: Memphis, Artists, Genres, Regions, Blues, Sam "Black Smoke" Wiggins

• "Big" Don Valentine

  Don Valentine’s nickname won’t blow anyone away. The drummer-entertainer behind the Hollywood All-Stars, Valentine keeps it simple and honest with his tag: Big. When we chatted about meeting up for an interview, Valentine seemed accommodating about the... Posted Nov 12 2007, 07:02 PM by Preston with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Memphis, Artists, Genres, Regions, Blues, "Big" Don Valentine

• O.T. Sykes: "The Singing Dentist"

  O.T. Sykes has the finest nickname this side of Jessco White. The similarities between Sykes and the "Dancing Outlaw" end there, though. Sykes comes from a family of professionals who stress hard-work and education. He's been a successful... Posted Oct 22 2007, 05:00 PM by Preston with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Memphis, Artists, Genres, Regions, Soul, O.T. Sykes

• Al Green's Full Gospel Tabernacle Church

  787 Hale Road Memphis, TN 38116 901-396-9192 After cementing countless encounters with a voice that speaks directly to the genitals, in 1976, Al Green found Jesus. While Green reports his conversion happened after a visit to Disneyland, local rumors link... Posted Sep 28 2007, 04:50 PM by The Millington Kid with | with 23 comment(s) Filed under: Venues, Memphis, Tennessee, Genres, Regions, Full Gospel Tabernacle, Gospel

• Jimmie Lunceford's Memphis

  Imagine the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown without Willie Mays, or the courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood without the imprints of Jimmy Durante's nose or Marilyn Monroe's hands. Our own walk of fame down on Beale Street... Posted Sep 24 2007, 03:46 PM by Preston with | with no comments Filed under: Memphis, Tennessee, Genres, Regions, Sites, Jazz, Jimmie Lunceford

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