WLOK thanks listeners with 48th annual Stone Soul Picnic
Over the years emphasis of the Stone Soul Picnic shifted from R&B to gospel. The traditionally outdoor event has moved indoors. This year it was held at the Memphis Music Room. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“It started with three guys working at the radio station who wanted to go out to what’s now Martin Luther King Park ... with some hotdogs and some records and entertain people,” said organizer Dorrit Gilliam.
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Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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