Episodes
Wednesday Apr 02, 2014
#1827 - Sunday Night in Memphis, TN
Wednesday Apr 02, 2014
Wednesday Apr 02, 2014
This week on Beale Street Caravan we visit Ellis Grove Baptist Church in Memphis and we experience an incendiary night of old school gospel music. This concert features several Memphis gospel legends - The Nonconnah Male Choir, The Hunters Chapel Singers, The Seven Brothers and BSC favorite Rev. John Wilkins closes the night with a set that blows the roof off. In this week's "The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll" segment, the late Sam Phillips reminisces about his dear friend Chester Burnett, aka "Howlin' Wolf."
Wednesday Feb 26, 2014
#1822 - Jake Bugg
Wednesday Feb 26, 2014
Wednesday Feb 26, 2014
British born, roots phenom, Jake Bugg joins us this week on Beale Street Caravan. Jake's new record, Shangri-La is a collection of amazingly well-crafted tunes that belie his 19 yrs of age and it's resonated with music lovers in a big, big way. His journey to Shangri La began in no small part here in Memphis, so naturally he came back through town to wrap up his latest tour. Also on the program, BSC contributor Adam Hill drops in for another episode of Made In Memphis. This week he discusses the story behind Sid Selvidge's Cold Of The Morning.
Sunday Feb 09, 2014
#1821 - The George Coleman Quartet
Sunday Feb 09, 2014
Sunday Feb 09, 2014
Legendary jazz man George Coleman brings the house down in an amazing hometown performance celebrating his induction into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. This performance also features the great Harold Mabern on piano. BSC contributor Adam Hill stops by to give us the inside story on the creation of Al Green's classic "Let's Stay Together" for this week's Made In Memphis segment.
Wednesday Jan 08, 2014
#1815 - Oxford American Music Issue Pt. 1
Wednesday Jan 08, 2014
Wednesday Jan 08, 2014
The Oxford American is an American quarterly literary magazine dedicated to "documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South." Each year, the magazine devotes an entire issue to the subject of music and this year's issue focuses on the incredible music from the state of Tennessee. We sit down with OA music editor Rick Clark in the BSC studio and let him take us on a guided tour of the stories and the exquisitely constructed playlist found on the 2 CD's that accompany each issue. It's a live-in-the-studio listening session of the best mixtape you've ever heard.