Plenty of fans would love to meet Elvis Presley‘s ghost. Notably, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll‘s specter is a character in Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis.” Cohn said the tune is more about his feelings about religion than his feelings about the “Heartbreak Hotel” singer. Regardless, it’s one of the most beloved tunes to mention Elvis.
Marc Cohn’s ‘Walking in Memphis’ made part of Elvis Presley’s Graceland very famous
“Walking in Memphis” is a tribute to the titular city, referencing famous musicians such as W. C. Handy and Al Green. A song like that wouldn’t be complete without a tip of the hat to the “Can’t Help Falling in Love” singer, a Memphis resident. One of the song’s verses focuses on Elvis. It’s about his ghost sneaking onto the grounds of Graceland and going to spend some intimate time with...
Marc Cohn’s ‘Walking in Memphis’ made part of Elvis Presley’s Graceland very famous
“Walking in Memphis” is a tribute to the titular city, referencing famous musicians such as W. C. Handy and Al Green. A song like that wouldn’t be complete without a tip of the hat to the “Can’t Help Falling in Love” singer, a Memphis resident. One of the song’s verses focuses on Elvis. It’s about his ghost sneaking onto the grounds of Graceland and going to spend some intimate time with...
- 3/6/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Kimberly A. Harrison, who was previously showrunner of Fox’s Stephen Dorff-fronted drama Deputy, has joined Terrence Howard’s Delta Blues as showrunner.
Harrison, who was a co-producer on Criminal Minds and co-exec producer on All Rise, will oversee the Mississippi blues drama for Ozark producer Zero Gravity Management.
The move also reunites her with Evan Ross, who she worked with as a co-exec producer on Fox’s Star and who stars alongside Howard.
The series is a one-hour drama based on true events that chronicles the story of W.C. Handy, sometimes referred to as the Father of the Blues. Empire star Howard, who reversed his decision to retire to star in the project, will also make his directorial debut on the project.
It is based on a script from Ellen Perry, Zachery Anderson, Edwin B. Shackeroff and Trudy Davies.
Set in the Mississippi Delta in 1903, Delta Blues...
Harrison, who was a co-producer on Criminal Minds and co-exec producer on All Rise, will oversee the Mississippi blues drama for Ozark producer Zero Gravity Management.
The move also reunites her with Evan Ross, who she worked with as a co-exec producer on Fox’s Star and who stars alongside Howard.
The series is a one-hour drama based on true events that chronicles the story of W.C. Handy, sometimes referred to as the Father of the Blues. Empire star Howard, who reversed his decision to retire to star in the project, will also make his directorial debut on the project.
It is based on a script from Ellen Perry, Zachery Anderson, Edwin B. Shackeroff and Trudy Davies.
Set in the Mississippi Delta in 1903, Delta Blues...
- 11/17/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Terrence Howard has reversed his decision to retire and is to star alongside Evan Ross in a television drama about the Mississippi blues from Ozark producer Zero Gravity Management.
Empire star Howard also will make his directorial debut on the project, which is currently out to showrunners.
Howard has signed on for the pilot of Delta Blues, a one-hour drama based on true events that chronicles the story of W.C. Handy, sometimes referred to as the Father of the Blues. He will be joined onscreen by Star actor Ross. Neither Howard nor Ross will play Handy.
This comes after Howard said last year that he was quitting the acting business.
He said that the script was “better than bacon,” forcing him to change his mind. “I was done. But I am putting retirement on hold to tell this story,” he said.
The story begins in 1903 in the Mississippi Delta,...
Empire star Howard also will make his directorial debut on the project, which is currently out to showrunners.
Howard has signed on for the pilot of Delta Blues, a one-hour drama based on true events that chronicles the story of W.C. Handy, sometimes referred to as the Father of the Blues. He will be joined onscreen by Star actor Ross. Neither Howard nor Ross will play Handy.
This comes after Howard said last year that he was quitting the acting business.
He said that the script was “better than bacon,” forcing him to change his mind. “I was done. But I am putting retirement on hold to tell this story,” he said.
The story begins in 1903 in the Mississippi Delta,...
- 7/17/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Barry Jenkins left us in awe with his lush, nuanced storytelling in 2016's Moonlight, and now, he's poised to do it again with the drama If Beale Street Could Talk. Due in theaters on Dec. 25, it's already a critical darling with three Golden Globe nominations to its name - and award season has barely begun.
In his latest project, Jenkins adapts James Baldwin's book of the same name, the title of which alludes to W.C. Handy's "Beale Street Blues." It pays homage to the Memphis street that became a bustling cultural spot for black artists and activists in the 20th century. Baldwin grounds his novel in 1970s Harlem, but there's a timelessness to it that resonates with the buildup to the civil rights movements and the current Black Lives Matter movement. And while it respects context, the book also develops its characters' internal lives with a tragic story that'll haunt you.
In his latest project, Jenkins adapts James Baldwin's book of the same name, the title of which alludes to W.C. Handy's "Beale Street Blues." It pays homage to the Memphis street that became a bustling cultural spot for black artists and activists in the 20th century. Baldwin grounds his novel in 1970s Harlem, but there's a timelessness to it that resonates with the buildup to the civil rights movements and the current Black Lives Matter movement. And while it respects context, the book also develops its characters' internal lives with a tragic story that'll haunt you.
- 12/27/2018
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Tony Sokol Jul 11, 2017
Director Barry Jenkins will follow up his Best Picture Oscar-winning Moonlight with an If Beale Street Could Talk adaptation.
Barry Jenkins, who took home this year’s best picture Academy Award with Moonlight, is in talks to direct a film adaptation of James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk. The film will be produced by Annapurna Pictures.
If Beale Street Could Talk was Baldwin’s fifth novel. His unfinished manuscript, “Remember This House,” was adapted into the Oscar-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro. Set in Harlem in the early 1970s, If Beale Street Could Talk is a love story hummed to the tune of W.C. Handy blues song Beale Street Blues.
Video of Marion Harris "Beale Street Blues" W.C. Handy (1921) Columbia A3474 Rare Visuals
“Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child,...
Director Barry Jenkins will follow up his Best Picture Oscar-winning Moonlight with an If Beale Street Could Talk adaptation.
Barry Jenkins, who took home this year’s best picture Academy Award with Moonlight, is in talks to direct a film adaptation of James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk. The film will be produced by Annapurna Pictures.
If Beale Street Could Talk was Baldwin’s fifth novel. His unfinished manuscript, “Remember This House,” was adapted into the Oscar-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro. Set in Harlem in the early 1970s, If Beale Street Could Talk is a love story hummed to the tune of W.C. Handy blues song Beale Street Blues.
Video of Marion Harris "Beale Street Blues" W.C. Handy (1921) Columbia A3474 Rare Visuals
“Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child,...
- 7/10/2017
- Den of Geek
2017 is William Bell’s 60th year in the music industry. He’s 77 years old. Cream, the Byrds and Linda Ronstadt have recorded his songs. And this year, he’s up for his first Grammys.
Strangely, they’re in what could be considered opposing categories — American and traditional R&B — but it makes sense for Bell, who never quite fit into easy categories. Performer, songwriter, producer — Bell has done it all.
Born William Henry Yarborough in Memphis on July 16, 1939, Bell, like a lot of soul singers from his era, first started singing in church when he was just 8 years old. He...
Strangely, they’re in what could be considered opposing categories — American and traditional R&B — but it makes sense for Bell, who never quite fit into easy categories. Performer, songwriter, producer — Bell has done it all.
Born William Henry Yarborough in Memphis on July 16, 1939, Bell, like a lot of soul singers from his era, first started singing in church when he was just 8 years old. He...
- 2/10/2017
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Memphis, Tenn. -- One by one the teenage singers practice the opening lines to "Boogie Wonderland," a disco-funk hit from an era before they were born, as dancers work on hip-swinging moves that require perfect choreography.
In another room, young musicians play the same song over and over on guitar, piano and drums, trying to get in rhythm and in tune before the singers and dancers join them to rehearse for an outdoor concert. The music hits a fevered high as the singers and the band mesh to recreate a pop classic.
Scenes like this play out daily at the Stax Music Academy, an after-school program where teenagers from some of Memphis' poorest neighborhoods learn how to dance, sing and play instruments.
Stax Records, from which the academy gets its name, died long ago, yet its legacy is still inspiring young people in the Memphis neighborhood where it was born.
In another room, young musicians play the same song over and over on guitar, piano and drums, trying to get in rhythm and in tune before the singers and dancers join them to rehearse for an outdoor concert. The music hits a fevered high as the singers and the band mesh to recreate a pop classic.
Scenes like this play out daily at the Stax Music Academy, an after-school program where teenagers from some of Memphis' poorest neighborhoods learn how to dance, sing and play instruments.
Stax Records, from which the academy gets its name, died long ago, yet its legacy is still inspiring young people in the Memphis neighborhood where it was born.
- 5/16/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Hugh Laurie could be forgiven for having a long sip on a cocktail, a big snooze on a sun lounger and the occasional phone call to check in with his accountant, following his phenomenal eight-season, Award-winning run as Doctor Gregory House.
HuffPostUK is pleased to host the exclusive livestream debut of Laurie's album 'Didn't It Rain' - click on the link above to sit back and enjoy the sounds.
But... instead, he's returned to the music studio and, following the success of his debut album which celebrated the blues of New Orleans, his new album 'Didn't It Rain' moves away from the Delta.
Hugh Laurie travels up the river to find sounds, music and people
'Didn't It Rain' sees Hugh Laurie following the trajectory of the blues upstream and into the American heartland. It includes songs dating back to early pioneers W.C. Handy ('St Louis. Blues') and Jelly Roll...
HuffPostUK is pleased to host the exclusive livestream debut of Laurie's album 'Didn't It Rain' - click on the link above to sit back and enjoy the sounds.
But... instead, he's returned to the music studio and, following the success of his debut album which celebrated the blues of New Orleans, his new album 'Didn't It Rain' moves away from the Delta.
Hugh Laurie travels up the river to find sounds, music and people
'Didn't It Rain' sees Hugh Laurie following the trajectory of the blues upstream and into the American heartland. It includes songs dating back to early pioneers W.C. Handy ('St Louis. Blues') and Jelly Roll...
- 4/23/2013
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
They're legendary talents from different disciplines. and they're all ending the year with the same, very important date.
Musicians, a singular ballerina, an iconic actor, and an after-hours television fixture are in the presidential box for the 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. Taped at the start of the month in Washington, D.C., the ever-classy ceremony will have its yearly CBS telecast Wednesday, Dec. 26.
As she has since 2003, Caroline Kennedy presides over the event. Performers ranging from Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin to Bonnie Raitt, Kid Rock, Foo Fighters and Heart turn out to salute the honorees.
And just why are they the honorees this year? Here's our take on the reasons each is being presented with the medal generally considered the highest entertainment award America has to give.
Led Zeppelin: Any music fan old enough to remember will tell you Led Zeppelin was...
Musicians, a singular ballerina, an iconic actor, and an after-hours television fixture are in the presidential box for the 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. Taped at the start of the month in Washington, D.C., the ever-classy ceremony will have its yearly CBS telecast Wednesday, Dec. 26.
As she has since 2003, Caroline Kennedy presides over the event. Performers ranging from Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin to Bonnie Raitt, Kid Rock, Foo Fighters and Heart turn out to salute the honorees.
And just why are they the honorees this year? Here's our take on the reasons each is being presented with the medal generally considered the highest entertainment award America has to give.
Led Zeppelin: Any music fan old enough to remember will tell you Led Zeppelin was...
- 12/26/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fl is getting the blues this February when legends B.B. King and Buddy Guy come together for a South Florida tour stop. The two blues stars will perform on February 2nd.
B.B. King recently celebrated his 84th birthday but that won't slow him down. He'll tour through December and January and continue past the early February date. King and Buddy Guy are set to hit theaters across the country.
Countless albums, awards, and Grammy Awards later, King will perform his hits at the Hard Rock, including selections from his latest album of blues covers, "One Kind Favor." He also released a live album, "B.B. King Live at the BBC," earlier this year.
Buddy Guy, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member along with King, has received more W.C. Handy Blues than any other artist. He also released "Skin Deep" last year.
B.B. King recently celebrated his 84th birthday but that won't slow him down. He'll tour through December and January and continue past the early February date. King and Buddy Guy are set to hit theaters across the country.
Countless albums, awards, and Grammy Awards later, King will perform his hits at the Hard Rock, including selections from his latest album of blues covers, "One Kind Favor." He also released a live album, "B.B. King Live at the BBC," earlier this year.
Buddy Guy, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member along with King, has received more W.C. Handy Blues than any other artist. He also released "Skin Deep" last year.
- 11/30/2009
- icelebz.com
Eartha Kitt, who used her seductive purr and sultry style to charm audiences as an actress, singer and cabaret star, died Thursday of colon cancer. She was 81.
The cancer was detected about two years ago and treated, but it recurred after a period of remission. Kitt recently had been treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York.
"She came back strongly; she had been performing until two months ago," said Andrew Freedman, a longtime friend and publicist. "We had dates booked through 2009."
Among Kitt's hits was the Christmas tune "Santa Baby," lending poignancy to her Christmas Day death. The song went gold this year, and she received the gold record before she died, Freedman said.
Slinky and catlike, Kitt described herself as a "sex kitten": She followed Julie Newmar in the role of Catwoman on the TV series "Batman" during the 1960s.
But the seductress also could be a political provocateur.
The cancer was detected about two years ago and treated, but it recurred after a period of remission. Kitt recently had been treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York.
"She came back strongly; she had been performing until two months ago," said Andrew Freedman, a longtime friend and publicist. "We had dates booked through 2009."
Among Kitt's hits was the Christmas tune "Santa Baby," lending poignancy to her Christmas Day death. The song went gold this year, and she received the gold record before she died, Freedman said.
Slinky and catlike, Kitt described herself as a "sex kitten": She followed Julie Newmar in the role of Catwoman on the TV series "Batman" during the 1960s.
But the seductress also could be a political provocateur.
- 12/25/2008
- by By Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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