April 2008 - Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story at The Civil Rights Museum, Memphis

After a bus boycott in Montgomery which lasted for 381 days Dr King was propelled into the headlines and for the next 12 years would be the face of the Civil Rights movement, as well as its most articulate spokesman. On 4 April 1968, when Dr Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, a shot rang out which was heard all around the world....

March 2008 - Long Distance Information

Memphis Leads All Cities With 899 Recorded Song Mentions

It's long been rumoured...ever since Muddy Waters was "Going Back to Memphis", since Johnny Rivers called "Long Distance Information" and long before Marc Cohn was "Walking in Memphis". The city known for the birth of rock & roll and soul music has the distinction of being included in the lyrics of more recorded songs than any other city on the planet!...

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February 2008 - Country Music Hall of Fame

FAMILY TRADITION: THE HANK WILLIAMS LEGACY

OPENING 28TH MARCH 2008

The legendary Hank Williams is an American music icon and was country music's first superstar, selling ten million records from 1947 to 1953. Hank was only 29 when he died on his way to a gig on New Year's Day in 1953 but his music has going on to influence the Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, the White Stripes and many others. Now for the first time ever,...

December 2007 - OTIS REDDING - FROM MACON TO MEMPHIS

An exhibit from the private collection of Zelma Redding

In 1967, for the first time in 10 years, Otis Redding beat Elvis Presley when he was voted the World’s Best Male Vocalist. Within a few short months, the 26 year-old Otis was killed in a plane crash. The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located at the site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, where Redding recorded the songs that captured the hearts of millions, announced that it will be home to a very special exhibit to pay homage to the singer, loving husband and father...

November 2007 – Georgia

This year Otis’s home town of Macon, Georgia is commemorating the 40th anniversary of his tragically premature death with Otis Redding:I've Got Dreams to Remember - a very special multi-media exhibition which displays over 200 artefacts connected with the singer ....

November 2007 – Nashville

September in “Music City USA” saw the much-anticipated Next Big Nashville - an event that in just five days managed to showcase around 130 up-and-coming bands at a dozen venues around town. Determined to prove that the city had more to offer than just good ol’ country music...

September 2007 – Alabama

ORANGE BEACH – The Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel has unveiled the phrase “Sweet Home Alabama” as the brand line to market the state as a tourism destination in 2008.
Governor Bob Riley announced the campaign Monday during the annual state tourism conference in Orange Beach. “The phrase is cheerful, happy and warm. It brings a smile to your face,” Governor Riley said...

October 2007 – Tennessee

Of all the American States, Tennessee has the best claim to be the heartland of American music in all its forms. Most visitors already know it as the place where Elvis created rock’n’roll, but Tennessee also boasts the capital of country music, and the home of sweet soul music...

October 2007 – Mississippi

Two years after Hurricane Katrina buffeted the coast of Mississippi, the state has dusted itself down and picked itself up...

October 2007 – New Orleans

The movie business has returned to New Orleans since 2006, with the city regaining its Hollywood South moniker. Over 30 movies released in 2006 were filmed in New Orleans and the surrounding areas, including...

October 2007 – Georgia

Steeped in history, Georgia was the southernmost of the USA’s original 13 colonies - and in 1788 it became the fourth of the United States. Surprisingly, the state’s best-known song ‘Georgia On My Mind’, was actually written by Indiana native Hoagy Carmichael...

September 2007 – The Hurricane Katrina Collection

It has now been over two years since Hurricane Katrina buffeted the coast of Mississippi, but the state has dusted itself down and picked itself up. Here is the story on how it has affected one person in particular…