+1 With Greg Cartwright

 

Greg talks to Don Nix 

Mar-Keys - Last Night

Moloch - Going Down

Freddie King - Going Down

Don Nix - Ain't About To Go Home

Donnie Nix - I Saw Her Yesterday

Don Nix - She's A Friend Of Mine

Don Nix - When I Lay My Burden Down

Greg Cartwright Spins & Interviews Don Nix!

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Tune in tonight when Greg Cartwright spins 45s from his personal collection and interviews the great Don Nix!  Tune in at 7 PM on the Ichiban stream.  Don has a new book out called "Memphis Man - Living High, Laying Low on Sartoris Literary Group.  It's an updated version of " Road Stories And Recipes"  with more stories & amazing photos and less recipes.  Don got his start as the sax player for the Mar-Keys and had a front row seat for all the amazing music coming out of Memphis in the '60's.

PLAYLIST

Mar-Keys

WFMU's Michael Shelley also interviewed Don for his Saturday morning program.  Archive here.

Bonus:  Michael has shared his famous mac & cheese recipe with us!

Greg Cartwright Interviews Don Nix Friday On Ichiban!

Tune in this Friday at 7 PM when Greg Cartwright fills in for me on Debbie Does WFMU.  Greg will spin an hour of his killer 45s, followed by an interview with the one and only Don Nix from the Mar-Keys.

Don't miss it!!

Don Nix - Memphis Man

William Bell

Tune in to Debbie Does WFMU next Friday, March 25th at 7 PM when Greg Cartwright spins some of his favorite Memphis 45s and interviews the one and only Don Nix!!  Don't miss this 2 hour spectacular!  For now, enjoy this William Bell track, recorded with the Mar-Keys.  Rescued from the dumpster outside of Stax Records in Memphis and shared courtesy of Robert Gordon.

Don't miss it!  Don's book - Memphis Man Living High, Laying Low is available now.

Don Nix

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I could listen to Don Nix tell stories all day long!  Listen to his interview with Mitch McCracken on Memphis Music Inner View show #2.  Thanks to Mitch for allowing me to post this here.  For more great tales, read Road Stories And Recipes.

Don Nix (56:00)