Backroads of American Music

• New Featured Artist! The Man Called "Brick"

  Here at Backroads we pride ourselves on finding the unjustly forgotten, unknown, or overlooked artists. Particularly those who make our homebase of Memphis, Tennessee one of the most distinctive and soulful cities in the world. Until now, those artists... Posted Apr 01 2008, 05:41 AM by Preston with | with no comments Filed under: News

• R-E-S-P-E-C-T for O.V.

  I called Howard Grimes , drummer of the Hi Rhythm section, on the anniversary of O.V. Wright’s death, and asked if he’d join me in paying respects at O.V.’s grave. Howard’s a soft-spoken, highly spiritual man. He always takes a moment to digest and answer... Posted Mar 13 2008, 04:47 AM by Preston with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: News

• A Little Light at the Dark End of the Street

  James Carr sang “Dark End of the Street” for Memphis-based Goldwax Records back in 1967. Many fans and critics consider it the pinnacle of soul music. Carr, who suffered with mental illness, appeared every bit the troubled man whose voice on records pulled... Posted Mar 09 2008, 07:35 AM by Preston with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: News

• Memphis loses [another] music landmark

  It's been a good and bad year for the memory of Jimmie Lunceford in his adopted hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Sixty years after he died on the road and came back for burial, he's received some slightly overdue media coverage, been the subject... Posted Nov 13 2007, 06:10 PM by Preston with | with no comments Filed under: News

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