Black History Month events go virtual at Civil Rights Museum, Stax, Hattiloo
The National Civil Rights Museum will host a virtual panel Feb. 5 with editors and contributors to the new book “Four Hundred Souls.”
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The National Civil Rights Museum will host a virtual panel Feb. 5 with editors and contributors to the new book “Four Hundred Souls.”
The head of the Stax Museum talks about plans for reopening — and contemplates when live music and events will happen again.
CBU faculty member, student under self-quarantine; Le Bonheur updates visitor policy; stocks rebound. Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers.
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In advance of a performance at Crosstown Theater, Booker T. Jones reflects on his recent visit to Memphis and the meaning of homecomings.
Booker T. Jones' memoir "Time Is Tight" considers what it's like to let your talent lead you away from the comforts of the Bluff City.
In the mid-1970s it was the final hit record of a Memphis soul empire. In 2019, it's an adored meme. But for Shirley Brown, "Woman to Woman" was the song that changed her life.
Think of Aretha Franklin or Isaac Hayes in Soulsville, Willie Mitchell in Orange Mound and Dewey Phillips at the Hotel Chisca. A Rufus Thomas statue could go just about anywhere in town and Memphis Minnie and Furry Lewis sure would look good on Beale Street.
Memphis native John Gary Williams, who recorded for Stax as a part of The Mad Lads and as a solo artist, was found dead in his home. The 73-year-old's soul music legacy stands at the intersection of the Black Power movement and the Vietnam War.
Memphis Slim House is officially its own nonprofit, after starting off as a program of Community LIFT. Its new director, Tonya Dyson, is thinking globally about the Memphis Slim Collaboratory.
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