Radio Memphis On Demand

RMOD - Keith Sykes

Memphis music royalty came to the Radio Memphis studios on a recent Saturday night for a wonderful little moment with Keith Sykes and some of his stories. Along the way, he played a few songs from his extensive catalog. Over the years, Keith has found himself in some interesting places, writing music with some interesting people and playing those songs on some interesting stages. When you talk Memphis music, you can't leave out the name Keith Sykes. In this special On Demand piece, Keith sat down with Ric Chetter to play a few of the songs and tell the stories that went into the writing of his material and some of the surprising places where his music has shown up over the years.

Lorette Velvette

On October 6, 2019, there was a celebration of the famed Antenna Club. It was quite the Midtown Memphis venue in it's day. Some of the best music in the world was played at that storied spot. The celebration involved the placing of a marker for those to remember what it was like in those days. That weekend, Memphis saw musicians who gathered to celebrate The Antenna Club with special tribute shows at several Midtown venues. One of those was Lorette Velvette who came into the Radio Memphis studios to visit with Ric Chetter about her time on The Antenna Club stage as well as her new LP. New in that this record had not been released but was a compilation of her work with many other Memphis musicians through the years. On this special presentation, you'll hear some cuts off the new LP and some of the stories that bubbled up from that famed stage at The Antenna Club.

RMOD - LMH - 19 September 2019

This edition of The Radio Memphis Live Music Hour is jammed packed!

We kick off the show with LMH friend, Fenton Wright the Vice-President and Executive Director of The Consortium MMT. He'll be here to discuss the latest MMT news.

Next up, we got Justin Coleman promoting his awesome event, Art Unplugged:The Birthday Edition, this Sunday, September 22nd! The list of performers on the line-up makes this something you do NOT want to miss.

Our Featured Artist will be R&B Singer/Songwriter, K Rogers! You're going to love his voice AND his latest single, "All I Need"!

RMOD - B&B - Swing Shift

Swing Shift is Donna Bowers and Wayde Peck. This duo (one of many Donna is in) stays pretty busy. They stopped into the Radio Memphis studios during the Booze & Blues and brought a party. They also brought a rather large choir of voice who helped sing back up on one song you will hear in this episode. Also, you'll hear the stories behind Donna's childhood and her exposure to music at such a young age and you'll hear just how many songs she has written. Wayde brings his guitar stylings to bear on some great performances you will hear in this On Demand feature.

RMOD - LMH - She Said, Yes

This edition of The Radio Memphis Live Music Hour is supporting a very worthy cause...“Don’t Let Your Song Fade Away “ - A Suicide Awareness Benefit, in honor of Zena Starr, happening This Saturday at Rockhouse Live Memphis (5709 Raleigh Lagrange).

Members of Caging Elliott, Semantic Shift, The Zach Bair Band and Seeking Seven will each perform live in our studio. Also, there will be members from 5 Stories, Harsh, Affliction of the Absent, The Red Mountain, AM Whiskey and One Day West.

Christina Stephens and Paige Johnson, the organizers, will be here to discuss the importance of the event and Mike LeBonte from the Memphis Crisis Center will also be here to discuss Suicide Prevention Month.

Also in this episode, a proposal as it happened live on the air.

RMOD - B&B - Tennessee Redemption

Long time bluesmen Brandon Santini and Jeff Jensen have teamed up for a brand new project. Tennessee Redemption. To celebrate their first CD, they brought the band down to the Radio Memphis studios to play live and to sample some cuts from their brand new disc. Plus, you'll hear tales from the road and what they went through to make this album. Along the way, you'll hear how to get your copy and where you can go to see them live as they launch out on an early fall tour.

RMOD - Mama Honey

Can a punk band play the blues? That is a valid question. How much emotion can you put into a record? These are valid question asked throughout this entire On Demand when Mama Honey came into the studio. Ric Chetter sat with Mam Honey to work out where their source comes from. It's a valid question among many others in this great look at their brand new CD Punk Blues. It comes from pain, understanding and joy and you will hear it all here now. An exclusive at Radio Memphis.

RMOD - The Heavyweight Chumps Announcement (090719)

A brand new show is coming to Radio Memphis in the form of The Heavyweight Chumps. Mattox and Thundercookies are about to invade the airwaves at Radio Memphis with their own form style of pop culture, wrestling and other entertainment news fitting your bill. Taking the place of the self cancelled Gossiping Heifers, these guys are about to bring their take on all things Hollywood, comic books, wrestling and so much more. You know them from their podcast at Mad Fat Loud and now you are going to get them at their radio version happening exclusively at Radio Memphis. It all starts October 1st.

RMOD - Nooner - Paul Crum

Paul Crum is a Memphis singer and songwriter. He also is involved with a really cool event coming up very soon. The Campaign for a Non-violent Memphis is happening. In this On Demand special, Paul stopped into the Radio Memphis broadcast studio to talk about the week long schedule of events and the big kick off featuring 12 Memphis artists performing at The Halloran Center on September 15. To learn more about this event and all the events following the show, you can learn more at their website. Also, you'll learn who the Master of Ceremonies for the show is going to be.

 

 

 

RMOD - B&B RJ Starr

Right between Meridian, Mississippi and Jackson, Mississippi is a little town called Forest, Mississippi. That is where Robert James Starr lives and plays the blues. He goes by Robert, RJ or even Bob. He recorded his new CD, Light A Fire With Me in the Pirate Radio Recording Studios. In this On Demand episode, you'll hear some cuts off that new disc plus you'll here RJ Starr play in studio live on the air as it happened. To get the new disc, just head on over to his website and get the thing. You'll be glad you did.