Sam Myers in Memphis, Tennessee - early 20th Century
from Sam Myers: The Blues is My Story, page 97:
There were a lot of blues musicians, if they were around today, you would be proud of them. Around the Memphis area, they still don't get a lot of what was due them. Guys like Joe Hill Louis. He used to have a radio show that came on WDIA there in Memphis. It was called "Wheelin' on Beale" and it was done by a man named Ford Nelson. He played the piano there, and he's still part-time at WDIA, doing a lot of gospel stuff on Sundays. He's retired, but he's sort of like Rufus Thomas was. Rufus would do this gospel show in the mornings from around six o'clock 'til around ten, when they started … more >>
Jeff Horton and Sam Myers, Sam Myers: The Blues is My Story (City of Jackson, 2006), p. 106. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432716415440 accessed: 25 November, 2024
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hide composersGospel music | performed by Joe Hill Louis |
Experience Information
Date/Time | early 20th Century |
Medium | broadcast |
Listening Environment | indoors |