Memphis Boys at Franklin Theatre

Hope you didn't miss the Memphis Boys concert at the Franklin Theatre last Friday (6/25). A great show -- and a great venue! Here are photos from the Franklin Theatre's Facebook page (taken by Anthony Scarlati):

http://www.facebook.com/franklintheatre#!/media/set/?set=a.2131808730752.122315.1112023150

I particularly enjoyed Scat Springs' vocals on all the great R&B classics that the Memphis Boys recorded.

Pictures from the rehearsal at Green's Grocery the day before the concert:

http://www.littlewaltertubeamps.com/page9.html

Memphis Boys 2005 Interview

An interview with the Memphis Boys -- conducted in Denmark during the Memphis Boys' 2005 visit. Maybe a few mistakes in the transcription but a very nice job:

http://gracelandranders.dk/default.asp?page_id=104

Tommy Cogbill Bass Transcriptions

French bassist Pierre Verger has a site of transcriptions from his favorite musicians -- Tommy C. being one of them. Here's the link -- I actually link to the Google Cached version of the page because my browser blocked a popup page. Just click on the link at the top of the cached version to go to the original page.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:oOtPvKrbI-0J:freebasspart.pv24.pagesperso-orange.fr/Bass_Players.htm+http://freebasspart.pv24.pagesperso-orange.fr/Bass_Players.htm&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com

Tommy Cogbill's Lasting Legacy

In-the-know bass players still discuss Tommy Cogbill's majestic bass lines -- here's a thread from the TalkBass web site ("Tell Me Your Favorite Tommy Cogbill Bass Line"):

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f28/tell-me-your-favorite-tommy-cogbill-bass-line-629166/

Resolution Commemorating Messick High School

Reggie Young -- and Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn -- graduated from Messick High School. Here's a Tennessee House Joint Resolution commemorating Messick:

http://www.tn.gov/sos/acts/107/resolutions/hjr0373.pdf