Conaway: A bright blue night in 1964

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 26, 2019 6:49 AM CT | Published: July 26, 2019 4:00 AM CT
Dan Conaway
Daily Memphian

Dan Conaway

Dan Conaway was a columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.

This was Memphis in the early '60s. You could see Elvis at a stoplight, Jerry Lee in a restaurant, and listen to "Wooly Bully" on the radio waiting in line for auto inspection right in front of Sam the Sham’s club.

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