Grabbing Dinner in Memphis: 10 Local Spots You’ll Want to Try
The 901 has a ton of local restaurants that are changing the game. With summer right around the corner, it’s […]
Read MoreBy: Brianna Smith-Herman The DJ industry has historically been a male-dominant space, but, within recent years, many female DJs and […]
While the music industry has often been criticized as a boy’s club (and for good reason), women in Memphis have been at the forefront of various genres since the very beginning. In the 1930s, Memphis Minnie earned a reputation as one of the country’s most formidable guitar players, prompting blues legend Big Bill Broonzy to say that she could “pick a guitar and sing as good as any man I’ve ever heard.” In the 1950s, Cordell Jackson became the first woman to produce, arrange, engineer, and promote music on her own rock and roll label.
By: Ariel Taranski Are you wanting to celebrate Women’s History Month in Memphis, but you’re not sure where to start? […]
Throughout our city’s history, there have been many amazing women who have gone from performing at small local venues to […]
There’s no way our Women of Memphis Music playlist is definitive – even though it is literally four of songs written by […]
The 901 has a ton of local restaurants that are changing the game. With summer right around the corner, it’s […]
Read MoreApril is Earth Month, and with the gorgeous spring weather, now’s the best time to sit outside here in Memphis. […]
Read MoreOn June 12, Music Export Memphis will be heading to the Great White North (Toronto, to be exact) for this […]
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