Music: Who Put The Growl in The Wolf?
Hubert Sumlin. That's Who. Our friend Brian Halley over at the St. Blues Guitar Workshop in Memphis sent us this photo of the livin' legend. Mr. Sumlin stopped by their shop last week and bent a few strings. Check out their bonafides at saintblues.com. And peep the "woogie board" here. Thanks brotha!
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Music: North Mississippi Allstars - Limited Edition Silkscreen Posters
Hot of the press! Southern Brand's recent collaboration with Luther Dickinson and North Mississippi Allstars - a series of Limited Edition, hand-pulled silkscreen posters. The first two in the series are:
"Snakes In My Trees"
Inspired by the band's acoustic album, Mississippi Folk Music - Vol. One. It's a two color print: matte black on deep red with metallic gold flake. The background color actually changes as you walk past or the lighting shifts. Printed on a 19" x 25" premium Smart White 80lb. cover stock. Only 125 printed. Git one.
"Keep The Devil Down"
Inspired by the band's album, Hernando. To coincide with the band's 2010 Let It Roll Tour. It's a three color print: matte black & gray on antique white with a metallic flake. On a 19" x 25" premium Smart White 80lb. cover stock. Only 125 printed. Git One.
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Music/Film: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
And while we're on the subject - we've posted on this film before - but do yerself a favor and check out "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story." It documents an amazing chapter in American history and further shines a light on an incredibly fertile time and place - Memphis, TN in the 60's. Pass this story down to your kids.
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Music/Film: Good Rockin’ Tonight - The Legacy Of Sun Records
This documentary, part of the PBS American Masters Series, gives a first-hand overview of Memphis' legendary Sun Records and it's founder Sam Phillips by some of the fellas who were there. The doc moves back and forth between interviews with legends such as Cowboy Jack Clement (check out his Q&A on the doc here.), Sonny Burgess, Scotty Moore & D.J. Fontana (Elvis' backup band), Billy Lee Riley and Mr. Phillips himself and performances by modern artists such as Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, and Kid Rock covering Sun songs. Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun calls on friends and Atlantic artists to do the covers - some the world could have lived without (Third Eye Blind). But I gotta tell ya, I was blown away by Italian artist Zucchero doin' Charlie Rich's "Who Will the Next Fool Be". Unfortunately the doc glosses over the African American artists that Sun recorded in it's earliest days that really set the stage for all the white performers that followed. But this point is not lost on the great Rufus Thomas - who finds himself in a room full of white guys patting each other on the back, looks around and firmly states "Whatever kinda music it is...NEVER FORGET THAT THE BLUES WAS THE MOTHER OF IT ALL!"
What's undeniable about Sun Records, Sam Phillips and Memphis, TN in general in the 1950's is that the world's most influential music was born from there. This was an amazin' time in American history - it should be taught in the schools so it's never forgotten.
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Music: Hot Off The Press
Southern Brand recently collaborated with Luther & Cody Dickinson on a limited edition show poster for their homecomin' concert at Memphis' Minglewood Hall. It's the CD release party for Hill Country Revue, who's debut album, Make A Move, is smokin'!
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