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Mavis Staples Is Coming to NYC on Sunday!

Who knew? Thanks to Tim Sampson of the Stax Museum and Academy in Memphis, I now know that the legendary Mavis Staples is performing...

Nile Rodgers “Family” Affair; Memphis Star for R&B Great

NIle Rodgers, the man behind Chic, is on the ballot for the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year. Like Leon Russell, I think he...

Broadway’s “Memphis”: “Dreamgirls” plus “Hairspray” Minus Soul

The musical “Memphis” opened on Broadway last night, budgeted at $12 million, in the works for ten years, and just, stupefyingly, clueless. It just...