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Memphis Calling

Chapter16 Community November 18, 2020 No Comments It Came From Memphis Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon revisits his rollicking tale of a revolutionary musical city By David Wesley Williams, for Chapter16.org The title told it all, like some sci-fi…

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Putting the Music First

Chapter16 Community October 14, 2020 No Comments Chapter16 David A Less Memphis Music Month Robert Gordon

Memphis Mayhem is an insider’s history of the city’s sound By David Wesley Williams, for Chapter16.org Ah, Memphis, the Southern capital of sin and song —…

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Rediscovering the Delta

Chapter16 Community May 18, 2020 No Comments Bruce Nemerov Delta Blues Home of the Blues Robert Gordon The Blues The Blues Foundation

A long-lost study of the Mississippi Delta reveals the source of the blues By Jonathan Frey, for Chapter16.org In the early 1940s, Fisk University scholars…