Thursday, January 25, 2007

Messick High School




Here's a picture of Messick High School in Memphis, Tennessee.

Question:

Name three famous Memphis musicians who are Messick alumni.

Answer:

Reggie Young, Steve Cropper, and Duck Dunn. . .

I wish I'd gone to school there.     :)

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Sound Samples "From Elvis in Memphis"

Sound samples of "From Elvis in Memphis" CD. . .lots more good stuff here -- sounds as good as the day it was recorded. . .in 1969!

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1112070&BAB=Y

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Wilson Pickett Sound Samples

Here are links to sound samples from two of my favorite Wilson Pickett albums from the mid-sixties. These were done at American and the guys are just fantastic on all these cuts. Just give a listen:



http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6998917&BAB=E




http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=4865034&BAB=E