Saturday, March 23 2013, 8:00-11:00pm

Kate Campbell and Tom Kimmel - A Night of Songs and Stories

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of show and $25 for front row seating.

TO RESERVE TICKETS: please contact The Center at (901) 525-3655.  No online tickets at this time.

Proceeds help support the annual Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, Labor Day Weekend 2013.

About Kate Campbell

With her compassionate tone and sometimes-quirky approach, Kate Campbell has made a musical niche for herself telling stories exploring the complex topics of race, religion, history and human relationships.  It started with her award-winning debut record, 1995's Songs from the Levee, and continues with her latest offering, Save the Day.  The new project also includes shades of Kate's entire musical history -- running the gamut from R&B and pop rhythms to gospel, country and folk sounds.

Longtime fans will recognize this CD as a quintessential Kate Campbell record.  But Campbell confides that she arrived at this collection of songs from a little different approach.  "I usually have a theme that I've thought about for two or three years when I start writing for an album, but this time I decided to write about things as they came to me." 

With no set agenda going into the project, Kate naturally called on her trusted circle of musician friends to help flesh out her burgeoning ideas.  Alabama native Walt Aldridge, whom Kate has known since her days as a staff writer at Fame Music in Muscle Shoals, stepped up as producer, as he did on her previous collections Monuments and Blues & Lamentations.  Legendary keyboardist Spooner Oldham, who served as Kate's musical partner on 2006's For the Living of These Days, returns to accompany her on the To Kill a Mockingbird-inspired song "Sorrowfree."

The incomparable John Prine sings along on "Looking for Jesus," a tune with a unique spin on modern-day pilgrimages.  Nanci Griffith's distinctive voice is heard on "Fordlandia," which tells the story of industrial pioneer Henry Ford's failed attempt at building a tire factory in the Amazon.  These tunes are the latest examples of Kate's knack for uncovering peculiar, nearly forgotten stories and weaving them into song.

People often ask Kate where she gets her song ideas.  Kate explains, "I just find certain things interesting and pay attention to them.  That's the way I've always been."  Kate's lyrics have often been compared to the works of southern wordsmiths Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, so it's no surprise that several tunes on the project found their inspiration in the literary world.  While it may seem daunting to capture the emotion of a finely written novel in a five-minute song, Kate rose to the challenge quite poetically when Gene Cheek asked her to write a song for the audio release of his powerful Jim Crow era autobiography, The Color of Love.  Growing up in the midst of the Civil Rights movement in the '60s, Kate has addressed racial tensions head-on throughout her recording career.  "These issues with race are things I feel strongly about," Kate admits. "I keep writing about it as a way to reflect upon the past and to hopefully dialogue toward a better future."

As on songs from Kate's previous albums, Mac McAnally lends his unique harmonies to "Falling Out of Heaven," a phrase borrowed from the Langston Hughes poem "Daybreak in Alabama."  Joan Didion's National Book Award-winning exploration of grief, The Year of Magical Thinking, inspired a rare love song from Kate, titled "More than One More Day."  The writings of Saint John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila inspired "Dark Night of the Soul," one of Kate's most requested since first appearing on 2006's For the Living of These Days.  Here, it's re-cast in a full band setting, while another track, "Everybody Knows Elvis," explores the isolation felt by both the King of Rock and Roll and Jesus Christ.  The upbeat "Shining Like the Sun" reflects upon the epiphany experience of spiritual author and Trappist monk Thomas Merton.

Kate is now curious to see how these twelve songs fit with the rest of her material in concert.  As she continues her musical journey, Save the Day rightfully takes its place among her previous releases, which have earned high praise and features from media outlets like Entertainment Weekly and National Public Radio.

Whether it's someone who discovers Kate Campbell for the first time, or a longtime fan, the listener soon realizes that each of Kate's tunes resonates with the hopefulness of the Buechner quote found in the CD liner notes:

"It is no wonder that just the touch of another human being at a dark time can be enough to save the day."

-Hunter Kelly, August 2008

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Kate Campbell and Claire Holly -  Saturday, April 23rd at 7pm

click HERE for general admission ($20)                           Click HERE for priority admission (front 2 rows $30)

Both on independant national tours, these musicians will be stopping in Memphis to play a very special concert for us here at the Center for Southern Folklore.

About Kate Campbell

With her compassionate tone and sometimes-quirky approach, Kate Campbell has made a musical niche for herself telling stories exploring the complex topics of race, religion, history and human relationships.  It started with her award-winning debut record, 1995's Songs from the Levee, and continues with her latest offering, Save the Day.  The new project also includes shades of Kate's entire musical history -- running the gamut from R&B and pop rhythms to gospel, country and folk sounds.

Longtime fans will recognize this CD as a quintessential Kate Campbell record.  But Campbell confides that she arrived at this collection of songs from a little different approach.  "I usually have a theme that I've thought about for two or three years when I start writing for an album, but this time I decided to write about things as they came to me." 

With no set agenda going into the project, Kate naturally called on her trusted circle of musician friends to help flesh out her burgeoning ideas.  Alabama native Walt Aldridge, whom Kate has known since her days as a staff writer at Fame Music in Muscle Shoals, stepped up as producer, as he did on her previous collections Monuments and Blues & Lamentations.  Legendary keyboardist Spooner Oldham, who served as Kate's musical partner on 2006's For the Living of These Days, returns to accompany her on the To Kill a Mockingbird-inspired song "Sorrowfree."

The incomparable John Prine sings along on "Looking for Jesus," a tune with a unique spin on modern-day pilgrimages.  Nanci Griffith's distinctive voice is heard on "Fordlandia," which tells the story of industrial pioneer Henry Ford's failed attempt at building a tire factory in the Amazon.  These tunes are the latest examples of Kate's knack for uncovering peculiar, nearly forgotten stories and weaving them into song.

People often ask Kate where she gets her song ideas.  Kate explains, "I just find certain things interesting and pay attention to them.  That's the way I've always been."  Kate's lyrics have often been compared to the works of southern wordsmiths Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, so it's no surprise that several tunes on the project found their inspiration in the literary world.  While it may seem daunting to capture the emotion of a finely written novel in a five-minute song, Kate rose to the challenge quite poetically when Gene Cheek asked her to write a song for the audio release of his powerful Jim Crow era autobiography, The Color of Love.  Growing up in the midst of the Civil Rights movement in the '60s, Kate has addressed racial tensions head-on throughout her recording career.  "These issues with race are things I feel strongly about," Kate admits. "I keep writing about it as a way to reflect upon the past and to hopefully dialogue toward a better future."

As on songs from Kate's previous albums, Mac McAnally lends his unique harmonies to "Falling Out of Heaven," a phrase borrowed from the Langston Hughes poem "Daybreak in Alabama."  Joan Didion's National Book Award-winning exploration of grief, The Year of Magical Thinking, inspired a rare love song from Kate, titled "More than One More Day."  The writings of Saint John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila inspired "Dark Night of the Soul," one of Kate's most requested since first appearing on 2006's For the Living of These Days.  Here, it's re-cast in a full band setting, while another track, "Everybody Knows Elvis," explores the isolation felt by both the King of Rock and Roll and Jesus Christ.  The upbeat "Shining Like the Sun" reflects upon the epiphany experience of spiritual author and Trappist monk Thomas Merton.

Kate is now curious to see how these twelve songs fit with the rest of her material in concert.  As she continues her musical journey, Save the Day rightfully takes its place among her previous releases, which have earned high praise and features from media outlets like Entertainment Weekly and National Public Radio.

Whether it's someone who discovers Kate Campbell for the first time, or a longtime fan, the listener soon realizes that each of Kate's tunes resonates with the hopefulness of the Buechner quote found in the CD liner notes:

"It is no wonder that just the touch of another human being at a dark time can be enough to save the day."

-Hunter Kelly, August 2008

About Claire Holley

Claire Chamblin Holley, a native of Mississippi, was exposed from an early age to the southland's rich variety of musical influences, and from an early age she responded. She took a ukulele to church and sat out in the hot car strumming it between Sunday school and the church service. She ruined her father's classical guitar by replacing the nylon strings with steel strings so she could imitate what she'd been hearing on her favorite record Chet Atkins and Merle Travis Traveling Show.

"Between all my father's records and my mother's collection of musical instruments, there was plenty to learn from. When we listened to music, my father and I would pretend to conduct the orchestra in front of us. I remember my mother showing me how to play the autoharp, and I still have a wooden music box that she played for me when I was a girl. Now I play it for my son sometimes when he goes to sleep; it's a beautiful, melancholy tune." Her grandmother was an accomplished jazz pianist and made sure that Claire took piano lessons for seven years, though it was playing guitar that really interested her. "I was never that good at playing piano, and maybe that's because I didn't practice enough, but I found the guitar fun to play. It wasn't a chore to practice."

She moved to Chicago for college and began performing at coffeehouses and writing songs. At the suggestion of one of her professors, she studied the poems of William Blake and set one of them to music. That, along with two songs she wrote for the college arts CD, Kodon, set a nice foundation for recording songs for Night Air, her first independent release. She moved to North Carolina, where she collaborated with producer John Plymale on the 1999 release, Sanctuary, a visionary collection of traditional hymns and gospel songs which struck a chord with many radio listeners: "Every time we play 'Bounty of the Lord' or 'Come Thou Fount' the phones ring and ring." (Keith Weston, WUNC Chapel Hill, NC). She signed with Yep Roc Records soonafter and her self-titled release from the label was featured on NPR's Weekend Edition with Liane Hansen. Performing Songwriter calls her work on this record, "straightforward, unabashed, and beautiful."

Since then, Claire has established a significant presence as a singer and a songwriter."...She is graced with a fine voice," says Dirty Linen "but more than that, she has learned how to use it expressively." Of her latest release, Dandelion, also on Yep Roc Records, Claire "displays the instincts of a master short-story writer, crafting vivid, folkie vignettes of everyday folks, eccentric and otherwise." (Harp). "Simulaneously sweet and gruff, she can sing luxuriant, summer-drenched ballads with the best of them, but there's something of the honky-tonker lurking underneath." (Paste Magazine)

These songs and performances display Claire's commitment to staking out new musical ground while still remaining true to her southern song-writing roots. She continues to tour nationally and is currently working on new material, including a song for a compilation benefiting cystic fibrosis. Last year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art used two of her arrangements of seasonal songs for one of their music releases. Claire lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Chad, and son, Jack.

For more info on Claire Holley, please contact Yep Roc Records.

Bluff City Backsliders
Friday, May 06 2011, 7:30pm - 11:00pm
Southern Folklore LIVE Concerts is proud to welcome The Bluff City Backsliders to the Center for Southern Folklore May 6th, 2011 at 7:30p BUY TICKETS! They will be opened by  Delta Groove Music American Blues Roots Duo Bill Sims, Jr & Mark LaVoie Bluff City Backsliders The Bluff City Backsliders formed in 1999 around several veteran Memphis musicians who shared a hankering for great old sounds from the pre- World War II era.  They found between them a hearty repertoire of early jazz, jug band, old-time country, and proto-bluegrass tunes that cried out to be resurrected.  These almost forgotten songs morphed into a high-powered, hip-shaking, barrelhouse hoodoo music that's as profane as it is glorious.  At bottom, it�s a wholly Southern musical sound, reaching from Memphis to Appalachia and all the way down to New Orleans, often all at once.  Performing with a back-porch soul and the ferocity of the best punk bands, the band adds a new-fangled sensibility and some youthful energy to a deep heritage. Bill Sims, Jr & Mark LaVoie    The great tradition of the harmonica-and-guitar blues duo lives on with two excellent musicians from the Northeast USA: guitarist & vocalist Bill Sims Jr. from New York City and harmonica player Mark LaVoie from Vermont. The Delta Groove recording artists joined forces in 1993 and have been working together as an acoustic act, performing in club and festivals, nationally and internationally. Their recent Delta Groove album is aptly titled �American Roots Duo�, as the pair works in direct continuation of the great blues duos of the golden era. Sims and LaVie play old blues standards and originals in a mellow-down-easy, almost languid style of their own. This lovely album of kind-hearted, beautifully crafted acoustic music may not be ideal for dancing or foot-stomping, but the album is perfect for moments where the music needs to be gentle, like when reading or in conversation. Unlike the often-perpetuated stereotype, blues aficionados are not just bar hopping ruffians in lowly juke joints. Cultured blues fans don�t feel ashamed to put on some good acoustic music during a romantic dinner-for-two, with candlelight and the fireplace burning, some fine wine on the table. This thoroughly enjoyable CD would be a perfect starter for a nice evening and a lovely, easily accessible introduction to the blues, not to mention to make a good impression.

LIVE @ NOON Concert Series

(formerly known as Brown Bag Lunch)

Jim Wilson LIVE @ NOON Live@Noon performance: Jim Wilson Friday, June 17th, 2011, 12:00pm - 1:00pm      Jim Wilson is a country singer/songwriter based in Memphis, TN, who turns up frequently at the renowned songwriters' watering hole the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville,TN. We are proud to present him this week as our Live@Noon performer of the week.      "I grew up in Northeast Ar. and have been a working musician since the early 1980s living in Austin, Texas and continued to torture audiences with my singing and songwriting,after relocating to Memphis in 1986. I've recorded two independent releases and have played in different Memphis bands both as sideman and frontman."      Americana Tonight October 29th, 2005 Jim Wilson on the GRAMMY voting ballot! "Jim's 'This Old House' has been included in the voting list for the Grammys in two categories: Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song."  http://www.myspace.com/jimwilson4
Joe Guyton Live @ Noon!   Friday, July 22, 2011, 12:00pm - 1:00pm The Center For Southern Folklore is proud to present: Joe Guyton "Born right here in Memphis, Tennessee, the Delta Blues capital of this green earth, Joe Guyton is a guitar-strumming, harmonica-billowing folk singer who writes and performs his own songs. A graduate of Memphis' White Station High School, 19 year old Joe Guyton began playing guitar 21 months ago the summer after graduating high school. His musical influences include the likes of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin and modern groups like MGMT, and William Elliott Whitmore. He also has a deep fascination for the bluesmen and folksingers who can be found amongst the sweet sounds of crackling vinyl. These guitarists and bards of old include the likes of Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy and Skip James whose records date back to the early 1920's. Joe feels that in some cases, technology has taken the integrity out of much modern music and incorporates a "back to roots" movement in his song writing and guitar playing." Location: 123 S.Main, in the Folklore Store Contact: (901)525-3655   Live @ Noon: Cathy Kelly & Capt. Phil McGee Friday, July 15 2011, 12:00pm - 1:00pm The Center for Southern Folklore is proud to welcome Cathy Kelly & Capt Phil McGee to our FREE Live @ Noon Concert Series July 15 from Noon to One Cathy Kelly   Capt Phil McGee CAPTAIN PHIL McGEE Musician Entertainer       Captain Phil McGee is a woodwind artist who plays Tenor, Alto, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, and Harmonica.  He also plays the Piano, Keyboards, and Sings.  After graduating and getting a Music Degree from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro Arkansas he moved to Memphis Tennessee to pursue a career playing music, which has carried him as far around the as Hong Kong.  He has album credits as a studio engineer, writer, arranger, and record producer.  Captain Phil has appeared on stage with headline entertainers such as The Temptations, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross, The Commodores, Jason D. Williams, and B.B. King just to name a few.  Captain Phil Mc Gee is known around the Mid South as entertainer extradenair and musician for all occasions.  He appears as a One Man Show or if you have need for an outstanding group, the Captain has a five piece group he calls Hottennazz; which performs a variety of music (Jazz, Blues, Dixieland, Rock & Roll, Pop, Top 40, R&B, Country Western, Disco, Island Music and more.   Live @ Noon: Valerie June Friday, April 29 2011, 12:00pm - 1:00pm The Center for Southern Folklore is proud to welcome Valerie June to our FREE Live @ Noon Concert Series April 29 from Noon to One   Valerie June Imagine the voice of feminine smoky silk, the face of an angel, with a Medusan tangle of locks as thick and strong as her family ties and her musical roots in the flatlands of West Tennessee then you've manifested Valerie June, a true original - emerging star from the legendary and still vibrant Memphis music scene. A self-taught guitar player, composer and troubadour of heartbreak ballads, folk songs, spirituals, soul-stirring blues and what she calls Organic Moonshine Roots Music. Valerie is poised to reach a wide audience as one of the stars of the ballyhooed new MTV web series �$5 Cover� which is written and directed by Craig Brewer, creator of the Oscar-winning movie: Hustle & Flow.         Live @ NOON:Nancy Apple Friday, May 6th, 2011, 12:00pm-1:00pm The Center for Southern Folklore is proud to welcome Nancy Apple to our FREE Live @ Noon Concert Series May 6th from Noon to One   Nancy Apple Dubbed the reigning "Queen of Country in Memphis" by Memphis Magazine�s City Guide, and the "Princess of Twang" by Memphis' daily paper the Commercial Appeal, Nancy Apple inexplicably reminds her audiences how special it is to be in the presence of such individuality. From classic country tunes to memorable ballads and honey-flavored cheatin' songs, Nancy rocks-and-rolls with a twist that is twangled up in the blues. It's genuine y�alterna-honk that is outside the lines and far from ordinary.   http://www.nancyapple.com/ Nancy plays drums, guitar, harmonica and dabbles on the accordion and concertina. She has been nominated more than a dozen times for a Premier Player Award in Memphis in the songwriting, Female Vocalist and Community Service categories, and was a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition in 2002 and 2003. She has appeared in numerous movies and videos with the likes of Harvey Keitel, Linda Gail Lewis and Bridget Fonda, has been endorsed by Gibson Guitars, played drums in The Hellcats and with bluesman great Willie Cobbs. She did a stint as the Tennessee Triple Threat with Duane Jarvis and Phil Lee, and is currently working on a duo record with Rob McNurlin. Nancy has sung backup with Todd Snider, Dan Baird, Keith Sykes, Mark Lindsay, Reba Russell, Barbara Blue, Jay Ruffin and Cory Branan. Nancy is also known as The Cadillac Cowgirl, and has been a deejay on WEVL in Memphis doing a Monday afternoon drive show (CarTunes) since 1996. Her journey to the present has been as eclectic as she is. Born and raised a Navy brat, Nancy Apple's immense talent became clear at a very early age  she went from crawling to dancing to Fats Domino. Take note of Nancy Apple. She is the real deal, she plays your heart strings and leaves you feeling energized, encouraged, refreshed. And she still likes to dance to Fats Domino. Click here to visit Nancy's official website. Click here to view her upcoming shows and listen to a few tunes. http://ringorecords.net/artists.htm#nancyapple       Live @ Noon: Rob Halford Friday, June 10 & July 8 2011, 12:00pm - 1:00pm The Center for Southern Folklore is proud to welcome Rob Halford to our FREE Live @ Noon Concert Series June 10th & July 8th from Noon to One Rob Halford grew up in Memphis, TN and was raised on Southern hospitality and Country music. From the early age of four until he graduated from high school he took private lessons with Ms. Libby Armour in the Suzuki Method and spent countless hours sharpening his musical ear. After graduating high school he moved to Nashville, TN to study Commercial Music at Belmont University and pursue a career as a musician and an entertainer. In the past couple of years, Rob has added songwriting, singing, guitar, mandolin, and piano to his musical studies and has developed a passion for many different types of music. He is now twenty-one years old and continues to study music in Nashville. Along with his studies, Rob is pursuing a career as a Country and Blues fiddle player, songwriter, and recording artist. His deep-running love of Country and Blues music and his violin training are evident in his playing. He loves his hometown of Memphis, his new home of Nashville, and has found a passion in sharing his music with people of all cultures. Still young, he hopes to find his own sweet mix of Nashville Country and Memphis Blues.     Live @ NOON: Marion Pellegra w/Stephen Fowler Friday May 20th, 2011, 12:00-1:00pm The Center for Southern Folklore is proud to welcome Marion to our FREE Live @ NOON Concert Series   A native Memphian, Marion Pellegra is a Singer-Songwriter whose original material leans toward an Indie/Folk style that was bred in the eclectic mix of Memphis Music genres. But don't try to box her in on a genre or suggest that she sounds like anyone else; she just may surprise you, song after song! Simply put, Marion is and sounds like, Marion!! That seems to be the buzz where this soulful songwriter's rubber meets the road! Marion is a incredible lyricist with some serious soul and meaningful stories behind her original songs. While she has been influenced by many artists over the years and of various genres, she has her own unique and eclectic sound that mimics no one, past or current. In 2010 she worked with the likes of Van Duren, Andy Tate, and Stephen Fowler! In 2011 she is working on a CD project, while also doing some limited live performances of all original material. Marion's most recent project was recording and releasing "Gravity Taking Over", which is Track 13 on the Memphis Songwriters Association "Members Only" CD Compilation, released in early 2011. Fans from Memphis and all over the world have been watching her bust out of her shell the last few years, and they can't wait to hear and see more! She is currently #5 on the local Memphis Reverbnation Folk Charts!! For more info, go to:www.marionpellegra.com or www/reverbnation.com/marionpellegra       Live @ NOON: Josh Shoe   Friday, May 27, 2011, 12:00pm-1:00pm The Center for Southern Folklore is proud to welcome Josh Shoe to our FREE Live @ NOON Concert Series     After years of fronting his own namesake band, Memphian Josh Shoe has returned to his hometown to re-launch a promising career in the field of Americana music.  For several years, the Josh Shoe Band crisscrossed the back roads of the Mississippi Delta performing at places like Hopson's Plantation in Clarksdale and the annual Fool's Ball in Logs Hill where his crew served as the house band.  Now performing solo with an acoustic guitar and his own strong vocals, Josh is gradually finding his own voice as he explores the fertile ground of Americana folk and country music.  For samples of Josh Shoe's music, visit http://www.myspace.com/joshshoemusic.   Josh and brother Zach are the poineers of Rockin Recyclin, a hobby by which they build guitars out of used screws, wood, cigar boxes, cookie tins, you name it.  Their handcrafted gems are sold exclusively at Center fro Southern Folklore.     Live @ NOON: Bill Vic Reid   Friday, June 3, 2011, 12:00pm-1:00pm The Center for Southern Folklore is proud to welcome Bill Vic Reid to our FREE Live @ NOON Concert Series     Hailing from Blythesville, AR, 29 year-old Bill Vic Reid works in a steel mill by day. His authentic brand of Americana has been influenced by the North Mississippi Hill Country music and heavily by Ryan Bingham, Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett, and countless others from the Americana/Folk genre.     Live @ Noon: Phillip Jackson Friday, June 24, 2011, 12:00pm - 1:00pm The Center for Southern Folklore is proud to welcome Phillip Jackson to our FREE Live @ Noon Concert Series June 24th from Noon to One   �         Veteran of the Northeast Arkansas music scene for 30 years �         Plays guitar, bass and sings �         Currently specializes in Americana acoustic music �         Has played with Larry Donn Gillihan, Jon Evans Conley, The West Finch Blues Band, Vicious Fish, Terry Carter and The Brewers �         Recently performed for KASU�s (ASU NPR Station) Blue Monday �         Influences include Gillian Welch, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle and the Beatles     Live @ Noon: Rob Halford Friday, June 10 & July 8, 2011, 12:00pm - 1:00pm The Center for Southern Folklore is proud to welcome Rob Halford to our FREE Live @ Noon Concert Series June 10th & July 8th from Noon to One Rob Halford grew up in Memphis, TN and was raised on Southern hospitality and Country music. From the early age of four until he graduated from high school he took private lessons with Ms. Libby Armour in the Suzuki Method and spent countless hours sharpening his musical ear. After graduating high school he moved to Nashville, TN to study Commercial Music at Belmont University and pursue a career as a musician and an entertainer. In the past couple of years, Rob has added songwriting, singing, guitar, mandolin, and piano to his musical studies and has developed a passion for many different types of music. He is now twenty-one years old and continues to study music in Nashville. Along with his studies, Rob is pursuing a career as a Country and Blues fiddle player, songwriter, and recording artist. His deep-running love of Country and Blues music and his violin training are evident in his playing. He loves his hometown of Memphis, his new home of Nashville, and has found a passion in sharing his music with people of all cultures. Still young, he hopes to find his own sweet mix of Nashville Country and Memphis Blues.     Live @ Noon: Randy Haspel Friday, July 1, 2011, 12:00pm - 1:00pm The Center for Southern Folklore is proud to welcome Rob Halford to our FREE Live @ Noon Concert Series July 1st from Noon to One           Randy Haspel- singer/songwriter/Radiants' co-founder and rhythm guitarist.     Randy began his long career as a teenage garage rocker, and is well known in Memphis for his garage-band "Randy and the Radiants", co-founded with Bob Simon,and produced for Sun Records by the legendary Sam Phillips and his son, Knox. Their popularity in Memphis and the Mid-South earned them an opening spot for the Dave Clark Five on their first American tour in 1964, and their two singles on Sun, released in 1964 and 1965, have become collectors' items for garage band enthusiasts     Randy has worked as an artist and writer in Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville, and New York. His first recorded songs were with the Knoxville-based, psychedelic-country band, Rich Mountain Tower, who recorded for Ovation Records. Randy's "The Summer There Was No Baseball," became a national sensation in 1981 and was played on HBO and NBC, and his "Call the Wrecker For My Heart," was recorded by George Jones. Other artists recording his songs include Rufus Thomas and the Impressions. Randy wrote the liner notes for the new Radiants' Ace Records anthology as well as for the Rufus Thomas CD,"Just Because I'm Leavin'," on Segue Records, which featured the Radiants' rhythm section. Randy has been a radio announcer, journalist, and social commentator, writing the blog, Born-Again Hippies http://www.bornagainhippies.blogspot.com/ , and of course we have all read his Rants in the Memphis Flyer. We are proud to be hosting him here at the Center For Southern Folklore store, Friday, April 1st, from Noon-1pm.