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They All Came to Memphis: True Stories of How Memphis Shaped the Greatest Music in the World

by Beau C. Elkington

Memphis as a meeting point for music history

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Memphis as a meeting point for music history

Moving beyond the familiar story of Memphis and rock and roll, Beau C. Elkington’s book gathers accounts of musicians whose paths crossed the city’s studios and stages. The description names Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Grateful Dead and John Mayer, while also pointing toward less expected names and local ties. Some episodes are presented as disputed or dependent on whom you ask, giving the collection a place for music lore alongside its documented encounters. Together, the stories frame Memphis not only as a source of musical influence, but as a destination that draws artists passing through as well as people rooted in the city.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Memphis’s role in regional and cultural music history
  • Readers curious about musicians’ connections to Memphis studios and venues
  • Readers who enjoy collections of music stories that include local lore

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Memphis and musical influenceArtists and placeMusic history and loreLocal identity

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Book overview

Elvis Presley walked into a storefront studio on Union Avenue and changed music forever. The Beatles flew in for one night in 1966, and some people still say it was the show that ended their touring days. The Grateful Dead played a date at the Mid-South Coliseum that, depending on who you ask, never even happened. Years later, John Mayer wandered into Royal Studios to record horns and walked out having sung into the same microphone Al Green used.

 

You probably already know Memphis invented rock and roll. That part's been told a thousand times.

 

This book is about everything that got left out along the way. The names you wouldn't expect.

 

The pull this city has on people just passing through, and the ones born here who never thought about leaving.

And all of it has one thing in common.

 

They All Came to Memphis.

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