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Telegraph write feature on music industry in Muscle Shoals
Read How Muscle Shoals Became Music's Most Unlikely Hit Factory by Mick Brown, Telegraph.co.uk to coincide with the release of the documentary film 'Muscle Shoals'.
The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song
ITV, Friday 8th November 9:00pm–10.30pm – This 90-minute special tells the story behind the 20 greatest songs ever recorded by Elvis Presley, the King of Rock'n'Roll and reveals The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song, plus read the blog for information on the album release, Elvis Karaoke Roadshow and your chance to win a trip to Graceland in Memphis…
Morgan Freeman's Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi, is the home of the delta blues and also Morgan Freeman...
1 commentsMemphis Blues in The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
"It was the birthplace of rock 'n' roll and it changed America forever". Will Donnelly cruises dive bars, juke joints and Elvis' Jungle Room… and finds the beat goes on in Memphis!
10 Reasons to love Autumn in Georgia
When you feel that first crisp breeze and watch the colours begin to change, you know that summer is gone and autumn is in the air! Although every season in Georgia is just peachy, autumn has a particular beauty to it. Here are 10 reasons to love Georgia in the autumn…
New Orleans dining boom!
Jerry Shriver, from USA Today has noted New Orleans’ growing dining scene and lists six new restaurants that you need to try!
The Muscle Shoals Documentary has arrived in the UK
Muscle Shoals – The Incredible True Story of a Small Town with a Big Sound comes to the UK. Watch the trailer and see a list of cinemas to find a screening near you.
Grit Ready! The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival is coming soon
Located directly on the Georgia coast, Jekyll Island is a shrimper's haven. To celebrate this local treasure, guests are invited to the annual Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival held every September on Jekyll Island. This spirited three-day event is the only festival dedicated to the prime local product, Wild Georgia Shrimp, and its Southern cuisine counterpart: grits.
Hear great music in Tennessee
Tennessee's famed music scene has the sounds that will get you shaking. From low-key jammin' sessions to big-budget world tours, and the concert season never stops. It's country, it's rock'n'roll, it's the music capital of the world. And Nashville, known as Music City, is the songwriting capital of the world!
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