Another part of the Memphis music scene is going away
Longtime manager Evan Leake will close Consignment Music as of Dec. 17. The owners of the building on Park Avenue are selling the site, but Leake hopes to relocate to Collierville next year. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Consignment Music Store at 4040 Park Ave. will close on Dec. 17 after nearly three decades of providing local musicians with instruments or cash.
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Memphis music Sales and marketing East Memphis Consignment Music Evan LeakeThank you for being a subscriber to The Daily Memphian. Your support is critical.
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Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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