ISSUE 1 VOLUME 2 JANUARY 2007 |
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Memphis Celebrates Music!! 2007 Marks Important Anniversaries |
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Memphis is known for music and we’ll observe two important milestones in our music history this year. Elvis fans are well aware that 2007 marks the 30 th anniversary the death of the King of Rock & Roll. The second week of August is always an eventful week at Graceland – concerts, seminars and of course the Candlelight Vigil are traditional during this time. This year promises to rival the 25 th anniversary which was beyond all expectations. Rooms are still available, but hotels are filling rapidly for this period. Please make your plans as soon as possible. |
1956 was a big year for Elvis, but the were rumblings of a different kind of music that would keep Memphis in the spotlight after Elvis had “left the building.” In 1957 Jim Stewart taped a couple of country songs and after being turned down by Sun Records, formed his own label, Satellite Records, later known as STAX. Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Issac Hayes, Wilson Pickett and the Staple Singers were just a few who hit the top of the charts on STAX Records. This year NARAS, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will present two awards that will honor the history of STAX. |
Booker T. and the MGs, the STAX house band will receive a lifetime achievement award and Estelle Axton, sister and partner of Jim Stewart, will receive the Trustees Award posthumously. There are special events planned all year in honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of STAX. See Memphis has always highlighted Memphis Music. Its founder was one of Elvis’ earliest fans and was associated with STAX during its heyday. We’d love to host your groups during this eventful year! |
meet your tour guide: Mary Beth Best |
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Mary Beth was born in the north, but she “got to the south as soon as she could,” though it was in a round-about way. As a child, she moved with her missionary parents to Nigeria, West Africa, where she first heard the rhythms that she later learned were the forerunner of the blues. Those years piqued her interest in African-American history and heritage in which she specializes along with music tours and school tours. She owned her own tour company, Rivertown Tours, before joining the See Memphis roster of guides. When not conducting tours, she is a performance artist and works as a professional clown – you never who’s behind that white make-up! Mary Beth’s husband is an artist as well. They have a son in college in Colorado and a daughter who’s a nurse in Little Rock, Arkansas. |
They say Memphis is mentioned in more songs that any other city. If that’s not true, it should be. |
Memphis Tasty morsels of Southern trivia 
Thousands of Elvis fans carried lighted candles past his gravesite at the 29th anniversary of his death on August 16th. The Candlelight vigil is observed every year on the anniversary of Elvis’ death. The first Holiday Inn was built in Memphis in 1952. The name came from the Bing Crosby/Fred Astaire movie of the same name. Memphis International Airport is the #1 cargo airport in the world. |
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