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 no comments 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 no comments Filed under: Memphis, Artists, Genres, Regions, Soul, O.T. Sykes

• Elvis Presley's Memphis Homes

  The Many Memphis Homes of Elvis Presley Elvis left the building. Many times. Although only two of Elvis's many homes, his birthplace in Tupelo and deathplace of Graceland, get sustained publicity, the King spent much of his abbreviated life at other... Posted Oct 08 2007, 09:08 PM by The Millington Kid with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Memphis, Regions, Sites, Elvis

• Jerry Lee Lewis Home, Nesbit, Mississippi

  The Lewis Ranch 1595 Malone Rd Nesbit, MS (About 30 minutes south of Memphis) When I pilgrimate to Jerry Lee Lewis’s home in Nesbit, Mississippi, I’m never sure whether I want The Killer to be home or not. On one hand, it would be nice to know that I... Posted Oct 04 2007, 11:58 AM by The Millington Kid with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Regions, Sites, Mississippi, North Mississippi, Jerry Lee Lewis

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