Lahna deering biography books

  • W/ Alan Heidelberg.
  • Lahna Deering, Zach Corsa, Justin Jordan, and Memphis Flyer music editor Alex Greene.
  • Others guests include locals Lahna.

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    I visited Memphis and, to get this out of the way, no, I didn’t go to Graceland.

    Some people make pilgrimages to Memphis simply to go to Graceland, America’s second most-famous house. (Hint: The other one’s also white.) A friend of mine and her sisters did that and they aren’t even Elvis fans. Traipsing around Elvis’ gaudy home is just a thing to do, whether out of love or ironic detachment.

    When I got to Memphis, seeing Graceland and the National Civil Rights Museum were atop my list. But our visit was only two days, and as the hours flew by, the celebrity worship of Graceland seemed less and less appealing, and it ended up being skipped entirely.

    I’d say that’s a compliment to Memphis, a city with more going for it than one kitschy landmark.

    As a music fan, Memphis has a certain mystique to me, its name frequently encountered in liner notes and biographies. So many musicians whose records dot my collection are from Memphis: Aretha Franklin, Howlin’ Wolf, Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Bobby “Blue” Bland and many more.

    I wanted to visit one day, less for any particular reason than because the city, despite its Mid-South humidity, seemed cool.

    My parents, who live near St. Louis — a city that is also cool, but not

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    4,600 items.

    Image Box 1

    Photographs: 5 Mile Chase-Muriel Anderson

    Artists and subjects in box:

    • "5 Mile Chase"
    • "Karling Abbeygate"
    • "OJ Abbott"
    • "Doris Abrahams"
    • "Roger Abrahams"
    • "Alicia Bjornsdotter Abrams and Emma Reid"
    • "Sharon Abreu"
    • "Nathan Abshire"
    • "Accident Clearinghouse"
    • "Acoustix"
    • "Gayle Ackroyd"
    • "Tom Acousti"
    • "ADA"
    • "Marjie Adam"
    • "Ed Adams"
    • "Sheila Kay Adams (and family)"
    • "Eddie Adcock"
    • "Terri Adlard"
    • "Tom Adler"
    • "Aerial Acoustics"
    • "Africa"
    • "Afro-Celt Sound System"
    • "Scott Ainslie"
    • "Tom Akstens and Neil Rossi"
    • "Alanna"
    • "Alaska"
    • "Alaska Pik"
    • "Alastor: Elizabeth Alekins and Luke Mayes"
    • "Albert and Gage"
    • "Chava Alberstein"
    • "Jesus Alemany"
    • "Glen Alexander"
    • "Mary Alfieri"
    • "The Alexandria Kleztet"
    • "Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat"
    • "Alhaji Bai Konte"
    • "Alice and Albert"
    • "Alien Folklife"
    • "Moh Alileche"
    • "Ed Alkalay"
    • "All About Steve"
    • "Mike Allen"
    • "Barry Allen"
    • "Harley Allen"
    • "Jim Allen"
    • "Linda Allen"
    • "Allen Guitars"
    • "Karrin Allyson"
    • "Robert Almblade and Carolyn Cruso"
    • "Charlotte Blake Alston"
    • "The Alternate Routes"
    • "Alex Alves"
    • "Jen Ambrose"
    • "Amy and Adams"
    • "Anadolu Turkish Dancers"
    • "Anam"
    • "Alistair Anderson"
    • "David Anderson"
    • "Jamie Anderson"
    • "Jon Anderson"
    • "Lenny Anderson"
    • "Michael Anderson"
    • "Mike Anderson"

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