#memphis

When I got outta High School I was driving a truck. I was just a poor boy from Memphis, Memphis. ↗

— Elvis Presley

#driving #got #high #high school #i

I'll stay in Memphis. ↗

— Elvis Presley

#memphis #stay

I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time. ↗

— Elvis Costello

#area #been #before #early #elvis

I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#been #fan #go #i #i love

Growing up in Memphis and listening to all kinds of music and dreaming... So that was one of the first times I wrote a complete song and set it to music and the whole bit. From then on, I was busy with it. ↗

— William Bell

#busy #complete #dreaming #first #growing

Most studios in Memphis had a house set of drums; the drummers just brought their own sticks. ↗

— Steve Cropper

#drummers #drums #had #house #just

Memphis is a great town, man. There's a great musical community here. I'm trying to fit in. ↗

— Charles Moore

#fit #great #here #i #man

The support this city and our fans have shown the Grizzlies made my decision to stay in Memphis an easy one. Memphis deserves a championship team, and I am committed to that. ↗

— Jerry West

#championship #championship team #city #committed #decision

I picked all the tunes before I went to Memphis, and the band was all set. Willie Mitchell is an arranger like I am, and he let me do what I had to do. ↗

— Otis Rush

#arranger #band #before #had #hell is

The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he dares to protect himself against the white man or become his rival. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#avails #become #character #city #dares