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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.
Duke Records was an American record label, started in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1952 by David James Mattis (WDIA program director and DJ) and Bill Fitzgerald, owners of Tri-State Recording Company. [1] Their first release was Roscoe Gordon singing "Hey Fat Girl", issued on Duke R-1, later amended to R-101.
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 ]
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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 ...
[136] [137] In 2016, he appeared as a special guest on the season one finale of The Muppets, and sang "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", which he later released on 7-inch vinyl. [138] In June 2017, White appeared in the documentary film The American Epic Sessions , recording on the first electrical sound recording system from the 1920s. [ 139 ]
She began performing in clubs in St. Louis, and in the mid-1960s joined a revue led by bandleader Oliver Sain.While visiting Memphis in 1968, she sang in a club with trumpeter Gene "Bowlegs" Miller, a popular local bandleader known for helping other musicians, such as the members of the Hi Rhythm Section who played on Peebles' recordings, get their start in the Memphis music industry.
Vocalist and songwriter Sal Valentino asked Peacock to join his band and gave Peacock's music to his industry friends. In 1980 A&M Records signed Peacock for a demo recording with producer David Kahne. [5] Peacock formed The Charlie Peacock Group with Erik Kleven (bass), Jim Caselli (drums), Darius Babazadeh (tenor saxophone) and guitarist ...