On Monday, January 3, Rock 'n' Soul staff will be busy counting every t-shirt and sweatshirt as part of our annual inventory (we usually close on New Year's Day and do this, but this year Memphis was swarmed by thousands of Georgia and Central Florida football fans we just didn't want to miss... thanks for visiting!). To save us a little counting, we're giving away a few sweatshirts to those who post to this blog the very best (and very true) real-life musician encounters. You know, I ran into... Read More

Rock ‘n’ Soul is launching an ever-expanding music oral history project in conjunction with Rhodes College’s “Crossroads to Freedom” Digital Archive, titled  “Line Notes: Words Behind the Music.”  In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum is teaming up with Rhodes College students to record, preserve and disseminate oral history interviews relating to the city’s rich musical history and legacy. The students are fellows in the college’s “Crossroads to Freedom”... Read More

In October, 2003, Memphis' Elvis Presley broke yet another musical record when his Elvis: 2nd to None debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts an incredible 26 years following his death. This week, those bragging rights travel to Seattle, as their native son, Jimi Hendrix, enters the Billboard charts at #4 with Valleys of Neptune ...not quite as high, however it returns the rock icon to the charts an incredible 40 years after his death. Still determined to out-boast our Experience Music... Read More

Today is Friday, March 19, and on this day in music history... 53 years ago, Elvis Presley purchased the white-columned mansion and 13.8 acre estate in the Whitehaven community of Memphis, moving from an East Memphis home at 1034 Audubon Drive. Elvis' mother and father moved into the home with the young music star. The sale price was approximately $100,000. The land was originally owned by S.C. Toof, founder of a local Memphis printing company which is still in operation today. The grounds... Read More