Memphis musician says seeing his videos on BET, MTV is ‘surreal’
The Memphis musician’s blend of hip-hop and R&B finds nationwide airplay. ‘I grew up on Memphis music and I just try to compact all of those influences into one thing,’ he says.
Ezra Wheeler
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May 2021
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Arts & Culture
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April 2021
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Music A record label, song and video raise musician’s profile
‘Lost in Orion,’ Don Lifted’s somber yet catchy debut single with Fat Possum Records, is ‘the culmination of a really tough, frustrating and death-ridden time,’ the artist says.
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March 2021
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MetroBlack Lodge telethon features live music, comedy and film
The two-day event is a thank-you to supporters of Black Lodge’s Indiegogo campaign, which reached its financial goal before it was set to end.
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Arts & CultureAt 79, sacred soul singer Elizabeth King returns with a new album
Rev. Juan Shipp of D-Vine Spirituals introduced King to the head of Bible & Tire Recording Co., and she soon found herself back in front of a studio microphone: ‘It was pure magic, almost like her voice had been frozen in time,’ said the producer.
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February 2021
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Arts & Culture Neo-soul artist Jordan Occasionally celebrates Black joy
Jordan Dodson, who performs as Jordan Occasionally, wrote the song “Don’t Shoot,” which became an unofficial anthem of the widespread Black Lives Matter protests in Memphis in 2020.
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Spirit of Memphis Future-Everything gives Memphis’ electronic music scene a push
‘Nostalgia drives tourism, but Memphis is making new moves now — it’s time to move on from Elvis,’ says Brady Tackett, who makes music as Night Park.
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January 2021
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Arts & Culture Ardent Studios hosting live virtual concert
In.Live will stream the “Coming Together,” organized by former Big Star drummer Jody Stephens of Ardent. Performers will also include Keith Sykes and musicians from bands such as Cheap Trick, The Posies and Wilco.
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Arts & Culture After 25 years, ‘It Came From Memphis’ gets an update
Over the past quarter century, Robert Gordon’s book has become a favorite of music lovers, and now it’s back in a revised edition that features 80 new photographs, fresh interviews, and an updated introduction.
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