Downtown Memphis is full of entertainment and cultural experiences. You don’t have to ever leave the downtown area to have fun on vacation in Memphis. We have many forms of entertainment in Memphis. For family fun we have AutoZone Park where the Memphis Red Birds play. The park offers tours of its facilities to adults […]
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Lifetime’s American Music Story series continues with the three-disc set of Ike & amp; The Tina Turner Story: 1960-1975. This new collection showcases the music left over from the fall of the supernova that was the career of Ike and Tina Turner. Bypassing most of the title restrictions, Lifetime can contract the major hits of […]
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I’ve always loved real soul music, starting from being a kid in Detroit. In the early sixties, I paid no attention to the Beatles and the so-called British Invasion. Motown, Stax, and King Records were the inspiration that helped get me through my adolescence. The music of Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Mary Wells, and Aretha […]
I am going to go in reverse order, so you get the best last, and I will endeavor to tell you a little about him as we go. Johnnie Taylor was one of the Stax guys at the time when Stax was HOT. Those who are unfamiliar with Stax records might not know what vinyl […]
It’s the age-old debate. Which is better? Pringles or Lay’s Stax? Well, maybe the debate isn’t that old, since Lay’s Stax have only been around for about three years. But, ever since Lay’s Stax were introduced back in 2003, it’s a question asked by potato chip aficionados everywhere. After almost forty years on the market, […]
Memphis is the city famous for Blues, Elvis, Grizzly, BBQ. While visiting places like Graceland, Beale Street, and the Stax museum, BBQ will top off your experience. Many great musicians started their music careers here. The food of Memphis was one for all of them. BBQ is such an area staple that it’s given a […]