S2E2: If These Wall Could Talk…

Published: Aug. 3, 2018, 3:30 a.m.

On this episode of Memphis Musicology, we take a look at some of the most important and influential bars, clubs, saloons, and speakeasies in Memphis music history, from the cigar counter on Beale St. where W.C. Handy composed “The Memphis Blues” to the brothel where the Rolling Stones were inspired to write “Brown Sugar.

On this episode of Memphis Musicology, we take a look at some of the most important and influential bars, clubs, saloons, and speakeasies in Memphis music history, from the cigar counter on Beale St. where W.C. Handy composed “The Memphis Blues” to the brothel where the Rolling Stones were inspired to write “Brown Sugar.