WYXR Stereo Sessions: The Antidote “How do we keep this going? How do we do this smart?” asked host Jared “Jay B” Boyd to close…
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Cooper-Young Porchfest 2022: A Musical Mecca
Words and photographs by Ken Billett Seated on the patio at Celtic Crossing, we placed our drink orders, then sat back to enjoy a warm,…
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Blues Great Taj Mahal to Receive Orpheum Star
Taj Mahal to Receive Star on Orpheum Sidewalk of Stars Official Installation Ceremony on May 4 The Orpheum Theatre Group and The Blues Foundation are…
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Memphis Music Hall of Fame Celebrated with One-Hour TV Broadcast
Circle Network to Air Music-Packed Program Across 100+ American Affiliates and On Demand; Show to Highlight Performances, Speeches & The City of Memphis Memphis Music Hall…
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Memphis Listening Lab and Memphis Record Pressing Join Forces
Memphis Listening Lab (MLL) has announced Memphis Record Pressing (MRP) as their 2022 title sponsor as well as released details on a series of workshops to further educate…
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Elvis Week Revisited: Elvis is Everywhere
A ‘Little’ Memphis in the Verde Valley, AZ Time Capsules – this story was originally published in December 2019 Story and Photos By Ken Billett…
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Opera Memphis partnership with Stax Music Academy sends talented 7th-grader to New York’s Metropolitan Opera
Partnership results in a Metropolitan Opera contract for local Memphis talent, Caleb Thompson, age 12 By Tim Sampson, for the Stax Music Academy When the…
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Stax in my Soul
By Ken Billett On a warm Saturday afternoon in late May, my birthday week celebration came to an end at the Stax Museum of American…
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Jazz at Neil’s: An evening of raw magic and pure joy
On Sunday night, June 13, 2021, StoryBoard Memphis and Strictly Jazz Entertainment hosted a very special event at Neil’s Music Room. StoryBoard creator Mark Fleischer…
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Hall & Oates help “Make Dreams (Come True)” at Stax Music Academy
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES album artwork sales to raise scholarship funds for Memphis’ Stax Music Academy Daryl Hall…
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