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History behind the birth of rock & roll in general and the artists most influential and inspirational to a young Elvis Presley.
Typically brilliant research’n’writin’ by Lauterbach.
— Aug 09, 2026 12:22PM
Typically brilliant research’n’writin’ by Lauterbach.
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Fast moving chapter on more unsung heroes of Rock & Roll: The Newborn Family - especially guitar genius Calvin Newborn and his brother Phineas, the greatest pianist ever to emerge from Memphis… or anywhere else.
— Aug 22, 2026 10:02AM
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Nice chapter on the major Gospel figures who lived & played around Memphis; historical data on Dewey Phillips & his attendance at the Black church, East Trigg Baptist’s Sunday night Gospel battles of the quartets.
Kind of like an old 1960s battle of the bands but these competitions were between Gospel quartets where serious house rocking ensued.
Dewey encouraged his teenage (white) audience to attend- and they did
— Aug 18, 2026 11:09AM
Kind of like an old 1960s battle of the bands but these competitions were between Gospel quartets where serious house rocking ensued.
Dewey encouraged his teenage (white) audience to attend- and they did
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Today I learned that Elvis told Scotty Moore to imitate guitarist Frank Murphy’s slap back riffing on Junior Parker’s “Love My Baby” and graft it onto Elvis’s cover of Parker’s own song, “Mystery Train”.
Listening to Parker’s “Love My Baby” on YouTube at this very moment.
Same song!
How come I never knew this before?
— Aug 14, 2026 09:30AM
Listening to Parker’s “Love My Baby” on YouTube at this very moment.
Same song!
How come I never knew this before?