Herrington: Todd Snider’s and the Drive-By Truckers’ Memphis songs
Plus: ‘Hadestown’ at the Orpheum and best bets from Sundance
Singer-songwriter Todd Snider will be at Crosstown Theater on Friday, Feb. 4 and Saturday, Feb. 5. (Credit: Absolute PR)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
A generation ago, Todd Snider and the Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood and Mike Conley were all struggling Memphis musicians. With Snider and the Truckers back in town on the same night, here’s a listening guide to their Memphis-inspired songs.
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