Author: Snake News

By James Calemine Born in New Orleans in 1939, this legendary blind guitarist died in February 2009. He began his

By James Calemine Chris Whitley’s release Dirt Floor counts as his 4th studio album. Besides his debut disc–Living With The Law–Dirt Floor contends

By James Calemine Isaac Hayes proves a pivotal figure in Memphis music. Hayes, a multi-instrumentalist, played sax with The Mar-Keys

By James Calemine Recorded in January 1970, McLemore Avenue was the great Memphis group Booker T & The MGs tribute to the

By James Calemine Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, in 1937, Lee Gates moved to Milwaukee as a teenager where he’s been

By James Calemine Charles “Packy” Axton–to some extent–was an unsung hero on the Memphis music scene during the late 50s,

By James Calemine “He was the most vulgar and outrageous rockabilly character I’ve ever met in my life.” –Levon Helm Ronnie

By James Calemine This month the documentary–Show Me The Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall–will be showing in selected locations.

By James Calemine This 21 song anthology contains Albany, Georgia, native Ray Charles’ most influential recordings for Atlantic, ABC-Paramount and

By James Calemine Three days after Memphis luminary Jim Dickinson died, his oldest son Luther opened the doors to the