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Memphis is a musical with music by David Bryan, lyrics by Bryan and Joe DiPietro, and a book by DiPietro. The show is loosely based on the story of Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips , [ 1 ] one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s.
Memphis: Direct from Broadway is a 2011 film of the original Broadway production of the musical Memphis as captured live in performance on Broadway. The show was captured at Broadway's Shubert Theatre in New York City January 18–21, 2011, utilizing multiple high-definition cameras and 96 tracks of sound recording.
Bryant was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, the fifth of ten children. [2] He began singing in church at age five, and soon joined his father's family vocal group. [ 3 ] He eventually formed a gospel quartet for a high school radio show, finding success singing secular pop songs on Dick “Cane” Cole’s popular WLOK show. [ 3 ]
Memphis is a musical duo consisting of longtime friends Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont. [1] Dumont, originally from North Carolina, first met Campbell in New York City in the early 1990s. [1] With Campbell's childhood friends Chris Seligman, James Shaw, and Adam Marvy, the pair played together in a band called Luxe.
On September 28, 2011, LaVere was named "Best Singer in Memphis" for the second consecutive year by the city of Memphis, Tennessee. In the spring of 2012, LaVere joined band leader Luther Dickinson (of The North Mississippi Allstars ), guitarist Shannon McNally , banjo player Valerie June and drummer and fife player Sharde Thomas , in the ...
Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950.It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business.
Wood’s musical development was first influenced by his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee and then later by New Orleans where, from the age of seventeen, he lived for several years. [ 4 ] In his early twenties, Wood toured the US and Europe as keyboard player for blues guitarist Albert King before returning to Memphis and establishing a residency ...
It continued the Memphis-soul influence as seen in the previous two albums. The album included a cover of I'm In Love With A Girl , originally recorded by fellow Memphis band, Big Star . The cover, which includes a line taken for the album title, featured backing vocals from Big Star drummer, Jody Stephens .