Coming Soon!

Attention Ichibaners!!  The next WFMU marathon is right around the corner.  YOU could win fabulous prizes, like this fantastic new book by Jimmy McDonough.  It's all about the history of Memphis and Hi Records and the one and only Al Green!!  A must for any fan of rock 'n' soul music.

Don't miss a beat!

Greg Cartwright Spins & Interviews Don Nix!

Denny Cordell-Don Nix-Leon Russell

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!!

Travis Wammack, Folk Rocker

Travis Wammack - Tomorrow Night

This catchy vocal folk-rocker is the flip of the instrumental Stay, posted here the other day.

Travis Wammack

Travis Wammack  -  Stay

Jay Parker

The man who created one of rock and roll's most iconic label logos passed away this week at age 87 in Memphis.

Booker T. & the M.G.s on East McLemore

Here's the Beatles-inspired cover photo of the McLemore Avenue LP, shot just a few yards away from Stax label headquarters at 926 East Mclemore Avenue in Memphis. See how it looks today over on What Was There.

Bar-B-Que Break

Wendy Rene - Bar-B-Que (45)

Sam Phillips Recording Service

Stax

Sam Phillips Recording