Songwriter Frederick Knight originally conceived “Ring My Bell” as a song for teens about talking on the phone, but it became a hit for older audiences in the disco-era when it came out on Anita Ward's debut album.
Seeds planted early in the season bear fruit as "Bluff City Law" delves into Elijah's romantic past, Della's family business and a big break for Jake.
Pending approval by the University of Memphis Board of Trustees, WUMR FM radio will partner with The Daily Memphian and Crosstown Concourse on an era of new programming.
New Ballet' "Nut Remix" resets the story of the "Nutcracker" ballet on Beale Street, and mixes in a little Booker T. & the MG's and Duke Ellington with the familiar Tchaikovsky music. This year's performances are Nov. 15-17 at the Cannon Center.
"Memphis Reborn," a new book about Memphis in the 1880s, begins with the city "at its absolute low point."
Eight acts were inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Those musicians in attendance expressed their gratitude for the honor and the city that nurtured their talents.
Eight musicians, whose work spans 100 years of contributions to American music, will be recognized at a ceremony at the Cannon Center.
The folks at Hi-Tone Café are hosting their fifth grilled cheese cook-off and festival.
“If there had been a Camp SAY in the ‘60s, that would have been a lifesaver for me,” says Vince Vawter, novelist and fluency advocate.
In the seventh episode, Elijah and Sydney Strait lay down some Bluff City Law in East Tennessee, in a ripped-from-the-headlines case about the opioid crisis.
Independent, foreign and classic films will have a permanent home at the "Indie Memphis Cinema" space at Malco's Studio on the Square in Midtown.
Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch returned to town for a 30th anniversary screening of his classic Memphis film "Mystery Train." The film will encore this week in the neighborhood where it was shot.
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.
More than 2,000 Memphians gathered for a Día de los Muertos parade and festival in Overton Square. The Mexican tradition honors deceased loved ones.
The list of national figures, both real and fictional, who love the Rendezvous keeps growing. In one calendar week, the famed Memphis restaurant got three national plugs.
Ex-pat entertainers Booker T. Jones and Elise Neal both stage appearances in Memphis during the weekend in which much of the city is abuzz about homecomings.
Erin A. Craig is 'over the moon' about selling the rights to her scary YA novel "House of Salt and Sorrows."
This year's edition of the Indie Memphis Film Festival brings Jim Jarmusch to town with 'Mystery Train,' and a lineup of titles that range from contenders at this year's Cannes festival to Memphis-centric films and shorts.
Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington discuss the sixth episode of “Bluff City Law,” where Della gives a speech at The Peabody Hotel, Elijah is a Tiger and it’s Rendezvous ribs for everybody.
Photographer Murray Riss took an assignment to capture the beauty of historic Temple Israel Cemetery. Over the course of a year, Riss found a lot of life among the graves.
The jazz great, keyboardist and producer Bob James discovered Whalum after the Memphis-born saxophonist opened for him in the 1980s. Now, it's his turn to join Whalum during his monthly concert series at Crosstown Concourse.
The sixth episode of "Bluff City Law" takes on a college football theme and introduces a couple of signature Downtown Memphis locations.
About 200 artists from across the country offered crafts including handmade jewelry, paintings, pottery and sculptures for the 12th RiverArtsFest.
Despite the weekend’s less-than-ideal weather, artists, vendors and craft-seekers gathered on Riverside Drive for the annual RiverArtsFest.
Authors Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate, whose recent book "Before and After" tells the story of children adopted through the Tennessee Children’s Home Society, drew a crowd over the weekend, including many whose lives were affected by the home.