At a recent concert featuring Booker T. Jones, of Booker T. and the M.G.’s fame, the 74-year-old Jones reminisced a bit regarding his long career, specifically his work at Stax Records in Memphis, Tenn. The music produced at the makeshift studio– it was a converted movie theater– was special for a variety of reasons. The […]
A Different Drummer: Lew, owner-operator, and Ms. Nikki, heartbreak survivor
Welcome to episode six, the finale: Old Folks Meet Their Kind in Memphis Museums. It felt good to drop our cart in Memphis in the dark after driving 647 miles from Austin. It was time for a much needed rest, and then tomorrow Gino, Patricia, Susan, and I would paint the town red and blue […]