The Billy Gibson Band-Hip Hug-Her (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) Al Jackson Jr. Music BMI Billy Gibson (harmonica), David Bowen (guitar), Charlie Wood (organ), James Jackson (bass) Cedric Keel- drums Recorded at Studio Daddy-O Produced by Billy Gibson From the 2006 release "Southern Livin'' "Hip Hug-Her" was licensed to Japanese label. "P-Vine", as the opening track for their 2007 release Blues Harp Diggers-Groovy Instrumentals. Billy Gibson has been celebrated throughout the world and has recently performed in Norway, Canada, and U.S. Virgin Islands. The "Beale Street Entertainer of the Year" has been honored with a key to the city for his cultural contribution to his adopted hometown of Memphis. He is widely considered to be one of the most charismatic blues performers today. Lannie McMillan. Sir James Edward (Lannie McMillan) Cotton Ridge Recording/ASCAP Lannie McMillan (tenor sax), Pat Fusco (piano), Scott Reed (bass), Austin Bradley (drums). Recorded at Cotton Ridge Produced by, Lannie McMillan and Ken Jones Although you can see Lannie McMillan at Owen Brennan's in Memphis most Sundays, he has performed throughout the world and has recording credits that include such icons as Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick, The Staple Singers, Peabo Bryson and Al Green. In 2006 he was a featured artist at the Poretta Soul Festival. With a career now spanning over thirty years, Lannie is one of Memphis' most vital musicians. Daddy Mack Blues Band, Stone Blues (Mack Orr) Inside Sounds Pub./BMI Daddy Mack (guitar), James Bonner (rhythm guitar), Harold Bonner (bass), William Faulkner (drums). Recorded at Inside Sounds Produced by, Billy Gibson From the 2006 CD release Bluestones To say "Mack is Back" is an understatement. As Bluestones reached #3 on the national Blues radio charts and further established The Daddy Mack Blues Band as one of the most exciting blues bands on the festival circuit, the feature documentary Plain Man Blues was already in the works and is currently receiving critical acclaim in major blues publications. Daddy Mack's fiery, emotional, Blues guitar playing is likely to turn the heads of the often disappointed critics wading through piles of CDs at Guitar Player magazine. Shelby Bryant, Plunk Shelby Bryant (piano), programming Recorded by Kevin Houston at Inside Sounds Produced by Shelby Bryant The character Shelby, musical wiz in Craig Brewer's Academy Award winning Hustle & Flow, is based on the real life Shelby Bryant, no less a musical genius. Currently living and teaching somewhere in Asia or maybe Africa, his keyboard skills are legendary. After obsessing over Bach for nearly a decade, he spent his high school years studying gospel piano with Derrick Jackson, musician extraordinaire. His imaginative and undeniably original music is heard in films and is also available on the indie label Smells Like Records. McCarty-Hite Project. Zulu Stomp (Jim McCarty, Richard Hite & Danny Lancaster) Inside Sounds Pub./BMI Jim McCarty (drums/ percussion), Richard Hite (bass), Brad Webb (guitar), Danny Lancaster (guitar), Robert Tooms (piano), Ken Soltys (trumpet). Recorded at Inside Sounds Produced by, McCarty-Hite Project From the 2000 CD release Weekend in Memphis When Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jim McCarty came to Memphis at Richard Hite's invitation to record a few tracks, it was magic at first note. The former Canned Heat bassist and Yardbirds' drummer relaxed in the studio for an extended weekend while elements of Blues, Rock and Jazz landed on two-inch analog tape. A full CD's worth of music was recorded and received across the board critical praise. "Zulu Stomp" is the only instrumental from the CD. Sadly, Richard Hite passed away in September, 2001. Tom Hackenberger & Friends, One For Tom (Eddie Dattel) Inside Sounds Pub,/BMI Tom Hackenberger (piano), Jim Spake (sax), Robert Nighthawk (organ), Ed Finney (guitar), John McClure (upright bass), Chuck Reynolds (drums). Recorded at Inside Sounds Produced by, Rick Caughron and Eddie Dattel From the 1993 CD release The Memphis Music Sampler In it's original form, "One For Tom" was a song recorded in 1988 at a now defunct Midtown studio. When Memphis celebrity Tom Hackenberger died in 1992, the original master tape was located and Tom's piano track isolated and then transferred to Inside Sounds. With only the piano track to play to, Chuck Reynolds recorded the drums followed by session players Jim Spake on saxophone, John McClure on upright bass, Robert Nighthawk on organ, and Ed Finney on guitar. Robert Allen Parker, Ghost Of Beale St. (Robert Allen Parker) Broken String Publishing/BMI, Robert Allen Parker (guitars), Chiemi Fujio (Bass), Honey Mack (Drums), Randy Westbrook (B-3 Organ), Billy Gibson (harmonica). Recorded at The Webb Site Studio Produced by, Robert Allen Parker and Brad Webb From the 2003 CD release Robert Allen Parker Robert Allen Parker draws from many musical influences but seems most at home playing Blues riffs. His enthusiasm and sheer talent has created opportunities for him to play with such Memphis luminaries as Rufus Thomas, Leroy Hodges and Ben Cauley. Many know him as the guitarist for Hope Clayburn's Soul Scrimmage. On this track, harp virtuoso Billy Gibson adds some down-home licks to complement Robert's guitar. South Soul Rhythm Section; Saturday Mornin' Lovin' (Matt Isbell)/BMI Matt Isbell (guitar), Dywane Thomas Jr. (bass), Tontrell Houston (piano), Kennith Shepherd (drums), Brenae Davis (synthesizer), Garrion Brown (synthesizer), Devon Britton (saxophone), Reginald Shaw (percussion). Recorded at Young Avenue Sounds Produced by, Matt Isbell and Tony Nichelson From the 2004 release M Town The South Soul Rhythm Section was a band created by Tony Nichelson that evolved from the STAX Academy Rhythm Section. At the time of this recording, the average age of the band was only sixteen! Apart from exciting local gigs, the band was invited to perform at the Poretta Soul Festival in Italy in 2006. On "Saturday Mornin' Lovin'," musical director and guitarist Matt Isbell steps out front with this Memphis soul original. Larkin Bryant Cohen, Green Rocky Road (traditional) Larkin Bryant Cohen (dulcimer), Andy Cohen (guitar). Recorded at Cherry Park Studio Produced by, Larkin Bryant Cohen From the 1998 CD release Lark In The Twilight Larkin Bryant Cohen, founder of the Memphis Dulcimer Festival and author of Larkin's Dulcimer Book is accompanied by her husband Andy Cohen on this track. Between the two of them they play over forty instruments and perform at coffee shop venues, folk festivals and often share their musical knowledge in schools and churches. Andy also produced the highly celebrated 2002 release Gary Davis Style, a tribute CD to Reverend Gary Davis. Herman Green and Lady Rose (Herman Green & Rose Jackson) Jackson-Green Pub./ASCAP Herman Green (tenor, baritone saxophone), Calvin Newborn (guitar), Samarai Celestial (drums), Tony Thomas (organ). Recorded at Studio B MTSU Produced by- Dan Pfeifer From the 1995 release Who is Herman Green? Legendary saxophonist and flautist Herman Green has jammed with many greats including Lionel Hampton, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck and Cannonball Adderly. When local Beale Street jam band FreeWorld was founded some twenty years ago, Green was their musical mentor and continues to perform and record with the band. Green is truly a music icon and is revered by both his musical contemporaries and up-and-coming musicians. Full Circle- Flowdometer (Randy Westbrook & Nadra Bingham) Nadra Bingham- alto/soprano sax/ flute Corey Osborne- guitars Todd Tate- bass Kim Trammel-drums Randy Westbrook-Fender Rhodes, Moog, Piano Recorded at Inside Sounds Produced by- Randy Westbrook Although he only lived in Memphis for six years, Randy Westbrook managed to play hundreds of gigs during that time, as well as complete his Ph.D. in Musicology at the University of Memphis (he also holds a B.A. in music from Murray State University). During those years, he played with numerous bands including The Bar-Kays, members of The Hi Rhythm Section and The Isaac Hayes Movement. "Flowdometer" is one of several tracks he recorded while in Memphis. Randy continues performing and teaching in Central and Eastern Kentucky. Guitarist Corey Osborne was just eighteen when he recorded with Full Circle. Sadly, just days before this CD was completed, Corey died in a car accident on November, 28, 2008. Michael Jefry Stevens; Spiritual (Michael Jefry Stevens) Michael Jefry Stevens (piano), Don Aliquo (saxophone) Jonathan Wires (bass), Tom Giampietro (drums). Produced by- Michael Jefry Stevens Michael Jefry Stevens has immersed himself into the Memphis Jazz scene, infusing it with a new energy. The prolific Stevens has composed over 400 works for various Jazz ensembles and has released upwards of 60 CDs. He was a MacDowell Colony Fellow in 2000 and a Centrum Arts Composer in Residence in 2005. He tours extensively in Europe, Latin America and North America, and at the same time is anchored in Memphis both with his adjunct teaching at Rhodes College and his performing in various local ensembles. W.C. Handy Preservation Band- The Memphis Blues (W.C. Handy) p.d. arranged by Carl Wolfe, Inside Sounds Pub./BMI Carl Wolfe (conductor, saxophone), Tom Lawrence (trumpet), Perry Frank (trombone), Tom Link (clarinet), Mike Krepper (saxophone) Lloyd Rainey (banjo), David Edmonds (piano), David Tucker (tuba), Greg Morris (violin). Recorded at Inside Sounds Produced by, Carl Wolfe From the 2002 CD W.C. Handy's Beale Street, Where The Blues Began Known as the "Father of the Blues," W.C. Handy was America's most successful African-American composer during the early twentieth century. Jazz musician and arranger Carl Wolfe handpicked the musicians for a monumental Handy tribute project and wrote the arrangements the way he imagined Handy's band might have performed them more than 80 years ago. "The Memphis Blues" is the opening piece from that CD. Wolfe has worked with Inside Sounds as an artist, producer and arranger since 1995. He is the co-founder, arranger and saxophonist of the Memphis Jazz Orchestra, and produced the critically acclaimed Music Aboard The Titanic, a CD officially endorsed by the world-touring Titanic exhibition.