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Easley McCain Recording is an American recording studio, based in Memphis, Tennessee, notable for recording musicians such as Tav Falco's Panther Burns, Oblivians, Grifters, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Come, White Stripes, Townes Van Zandt, Pezz, Jeff Buckley, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Guided by Voices, Lydia Lunch, Box Tops, Rufus Thomas, Wilco, Cat Power, Modest Mouse, The Amps, The Cooters ...
Construction of the facility began on April 15, 1963. [5] From its opening in October 1964, the Coliseum was the first racially desegregated facility in Memphis. [5] Unlike most facilities in Memphis, which largely hesitated to integrate following the 1963 Watson v, United States U.S. Supreme Court case regarding local segregation, [5] and which was also argued two days after construction ...
Richard Move is an American choreographer, dancer, performing artist, director, and filmmaker.They are the Artistic Director of MoveOpolis! and Move- It! Productions. Move is known for their interest in Martha Graham and the ability to recreate her performances. [1]
As the name suggests, the nighttime function starts and ends early — beginning at 6 p.m. and finishing up at 10 p.m. "I just can't stay up late anymore," said Baginski, 49, a former nonprofit ...
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records.Stax launched and supported the careers of artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Albert King, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Jean Knight, Mable ...
In the early 1960s, Phillips Recording also had a short-lived demo studio in Tupelo, Mississippi, as well as a studio in Nashville.The Sam Phillips Recording Service of Nashville was opened in 1961 in the top floor of the Cumberland Building, a former Masonic Lodge at 315 Seventh Avenue North, next to the WSM radio studio.
Richard Holden discovered an interest in dance at age 14 and began Russian folk dance lessons in Boston with Senia Russakoff.At 16, he went to New York City with scholarships to study with George Chaffee. the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School and at the American Ballet Theatre school.
Ike Turner's piano intro on "Rocket 88" influenced Little Richard who later used it for his 1958 hit song "Good Golly, Miss Molly." [32] Sam Philips, the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio, [33] and many writers have suggested that "Rocket 88" has strong claims to be called the first rock'n'roll record. [26] Others take a more nuanced view.