Their name translates as “The Hot Guys”, and hot is probably the best word to describe this band. Led by Irvin Mayfield and Bill Summers, Los Hombres Calientes have been around since the late ’90s, and that’s when I first …
Read moreBeale Street, Memphis Tennessee
Along with Bourbon St in New Orleans, Beale Street would have to be one of the most famous music streets in the USA. No trip to Memphis would be complete without a visit here. My impressions? First up, the similarities …
Read moreThe Stax Museum, Memphis Tennessee
Let’s start with the strange bit: I’m white, and I’m Jewish. But I feel a very strong connection to the black music of the ’60s and early ’70s: the soul music that came from the Stax studios on McElhone Ave …
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