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Memphis, Tennessee, has long been a hub of musical innovation, producing iconic artists from W. C. Handy to B. B. King and Elvis Presley, shaping American popular music for over a century. The vibrant scene began to decline after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, leading to a significant downturn in the music industry by the mid-1970s. Despite this decline, a few contemporary figures, such as Justin Timberlake and producer Boo Mitchell, have offered glimpses of Memphis's rich musical heritage in recent years.
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Memphis Going Down, James L. Dickerson
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- 2023
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- Title
- Memphis Going Down
- Subtitle
- A Century of Blues, Soul and Rock 'n' Roll
- Language
- English
- Authors
- James L. Dickerson
- Publisher
- Sartoris Literary Group
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 308
- ISBN13
- 9798987120538
- Series
- Description
- Memphis, Tennessee, has long been a hub of musical innovation, producing iconic artists from W. C. Handy to B. B. King and Elvis Presley, shaping American popular music for over a century. The vibrant scene began to decline after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, leading to a significant downturn in the music industry by the mid-1970s. Despite this decline, a few contemporary figures, such as Justin Timberlake and producer Boo Mitchell, have offered glimpses of Memphis's rich musical heritage in recent years.