“Memphis and Harrahan Bridges Spanning Mississippi River, Memphis, Tenn. -- The Connecting Link From The South To The West – Tennessee On the East, Arkansas On the West” Color image.
“Memphis and Harrahan Bridges, Memphis, Tenn. -- Gateway to the West Joining Arkansas and Tennessee” Color image of bridges with barge in water underneath the bridges.
jazz; Memphis Traditional Jazz Festival; music; 1980s;
"...About 550 people spent a lazy afternoon yesterday walking to the various stages and enjoying some fine jazz music from both out-of-town and local musicians. -- A busboy could be seen in the service area at No. 1 Beale Street dancing up a storm...
"Charles Lloyd, rapidly becoming one of the top names in jazz music, is a graduate of Manassas, got his bachelor's and master's in music at University of Southern California. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Parker, 2082 Claremont Circle. ...
correspondence; libraries; civil rights; desegregation; Wallis, C. Lamar; Luening, Eugene A.; First Unitarian Church; 1960s;
"Dear Mr. West [sic], -- We have tried to find any information available concerning the use of rest rooms in public facilities in other southern communities, as you suggested in your letter of December 16th. [sic] to me as president of the local...
West Memphis Three; West Memphis, Arkansas; murders; cults; 1990s;
"Experts warned Crittenden County officials last year about a rising interest in the occult among young people, and one consultant said he found evidence of a self-styled satanic cult there."
"His Playing Is Called 'Exciting' - Many Refer to Him as 'Genius' -- Memphis, which gave to the jazz world such immortals as Handy, Lunceford and Bessie Smith, has another negro artist who has the jazz critics polishing up their best adjectives to...
Hot Cotton Jazz Band; jazz; music; Wilson, Ruby; 1990s;
"If you live in the cradle of the blues, you might easily have missed out on the rebirth of one of Memphis' favorite sons. -- That's because it is happening on the West Coast, where Dixieland and blues-tinged jazz from the W.C. Handy era have...
"In Six Months They Have Made More Than 850 Calls to the Ill -- ...He was talking about a registered nurse from the Visiting Nurse Association. In six months, more than 850 visits have been made in all parts of the city to all types of cases. ...
"Saxophonist-flutist Frank Strozier, whose credits include playing with Miles Davis, Woody Shaw and Shelley Manne, returns to Memphis tonight for a rare appearance in his hometown. He will play Schreier Auditorium of the University of Tennessee...
