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  2. J. W. Pepper & Son - Wikipedia

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    James Welsh Pepper was born in Philadelphia in 1853, and died in the same city on July 28, 1919. He was an American music publisher and musical instrument maker. [1]In 1876, Pepper founded a publishing house in his home city which printed music tutorial books and a magazine called Musical Times, which ceased production in 1912.

  3. Category:Musical groups from Memphis, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Hip-hop groups from Memphis, Tennessee (2 P) Pages in category "Musical groups from Memphis, Tennessee" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.

  4. WDIA - Wikipedia

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    WDIA went on the air June 7, 1947, [3] from studios on Union Avenue. The owners, John Pepper and Bert Ferguson, were both white, and the format was a mix of country and western and light pop, [4] as well as "homemaker shows", network shows and block programming that included soap operas and classical music.

  5. Music of Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Memphis' most significant musical claims to fame are as "Home of the Blues" and "Birthplace of Rock and Roll". The African-American composer, W.C. Handy, is said to have written the first commercially successful blues song, "St. Louis Blues", in a bar on Beale Street in 1912. [11] Handy resided in Memphis from 1909 through 1917. [11]

  6. Memphis soul - Wikipedia

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    Memphis soul, also known as the Memphis sound, is the most prominent strain of Southern soul. It is a shimmering, sultry style produced in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records and Hi Records in Memphis, Tennessee , featuring melodic unison horn lines, organ, guitar, bass, and a driving beat on the drums.

  7. Larry Lee (musician) - Wikipedia

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    Larry Lee lived in Memphis, Tennessee and played in the regional rock/blues/R&B outfit Elmo and the Shades. Lee was a member of Elmo and the Shades for eight years. The band enjoyed much popularity during this time playing nightclubs, casinos, parties, and occasional blues festivals throughout Memphis and the Mid-South.

  8. Southern Avenue (band) - Wikipedia

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    Formed in 2015, they took their name from a street in Memphis running from the easternmost part of the city limits to "Soulsville", which was the original home of Stax Records. [4] [5] Rock 103 described them as "the most talked about band in Memphis." [1] Southern Avenue reached the finals of the International Blues Challenge in 2016. [4]

  9. The Guilloteens - Wikipedia

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    The Guilloteens were an American garage rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1964. Much of the band's musical stance was distinguished for incorporating their homegrown Memphis influences with a hard-edged sound. Among the group's singles, the Guilloteens are most-known for their regional hit "I Don't Believe" and "Hey You". Although ...