By Jacob Church After Christmas, I got my old cassette four-track from my parents’ house. I’d been writing songs during the pandemic, and I thought…
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SB 30 Episode 63: Discussing Memphis’ vital, and struggling, live music scene. Part I
“These venues provide a laboratory for growth. I’ve played some big gigs and a small gigs, but honestly some of the most substantial exponential growth…
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SB 30 Episode 60 Teaser
The Mighty Wurlitzer has returned to its home at the Orpheum Theatre! StoryBoard 30 host Mark Fleischer got a sneak peak and timeless listen ahead…
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SB 30 Episode 60: The magic and majesty of the Orpheum’s Mighty Wurlitzer, with historian and organist Vincent Astor
“I became very verklempt. It was such a wonder to play it and hear it again. It’s hard to describe. When I was down here…
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The Orpheum Welcomes Back the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
Free Limited Capacity Homecoming Event on November 19 MEMPHIS, TN – After over a year of undergoing a complete restoration by JL Weiler Inc. in…
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Tracking History: Hi Records, which brought the music of the people to the people during the Civil Rights Era
By Shannon Seaton, for SoundBoard In the height of 1960’s, the beacon of Memphis Soul Music shone bright. Multiple stand-out labels cut vinyl records during…
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My Memphis Music Challenge: Elvis and Memphis by way of, click-click, 8-track tape
The publisher recalls his first brush with Elvis and Sun, through his father’s eight-tracks By Mark Fleischer Growing up in Southern California, I don’t have…
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“I hope we never forget this awful season.” Quarantine Diaries, Memphis: Liz Brasher
A revealing series of self-portraits during the quarantine These profiles were photographed and written during the spring months when we were first introduced to the…
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Remembering Robert Johnson
From Chapter16: Brother Robert provides a human perspective on the man who changed American music By Michael Ray Taylor, for Chapter16.org The city of Memphis plays…
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