Child proteges are nothing new: from Milton, to Mozart, to Michael Jackson, the artistic achievement of those so young has always brought great delight, and often great discomfort, to the establishment. However, let’s stop before we get into comparing the achievements of the infant Mozart with the infant Jackson, or with say Shirley Temple for [...]
Most people do not really realize what a huge impact that music from Memphis has had on the sounds that are heard on the radio today. Although many people have heard of Jay Z, Bruce Springsteen and various rhythm and blues artists, few know that without people like W.C. Handy, B.B. King and Memphis Minnie [...]
When people talk about the famous musicians from Memphis, frequently the name of B.B. King comes up. However, contrary to popular belief, B.B. King is not one of the original musicians from Memphis. In fact, he came to Memphis from Bena, Mississippi after World War II in 1946. Although B.B. King is not technically one [...]
