There are 10 article(s) tagged Al Green:

• October 2023

  • Poll results: If not Ja Morant, who is Memphis’ biggest star?

    The Daily Memphian polled readers on its site and on social media about who should be considered our biggest star. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 19, 2023

• August 2022

  • Halloran Centre to host Royal Studios retrospective

    The Halloran Centre will showcase the heyday of Royal Studios’ legendary musical history with the concert “The History of Royal Studios Narrated by Boo Mitchell.”

    By Alicia Davidson August 25, 2022

• November 2021

  • Social Club: Hardaway heads to Minnesota; who should play Al Green in a movie?

    Plus, people revisit the Pyramid’s transformation into a retail experience. 

    By Jasmine McCraven November 12, 2021

• April 2021

  • Al Green, ‘tired of being alone,’ sings vaccine’s virtue

    The venerable Al Green shows his comedic side while getting his second vaccination shot Thursday at Saint Francis, then woos others to follow suit.

    By Jane Roberts April 12, 2021

• September 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Levitt Shell cleans up after recent vandalism, eyes 2021 return

    For the Shell, the problem is the medium, not the message. Tagging has been a recurring issue. “When we’re sitting here empty, and it’s dark, I understand that it’s an empty canvas,” said Shell executive director Natalie Wilson.

    By Chris Herrington September 03, 2020

• July 2020

  • Rhodes sisters’ soulful work on Al Green’s song still stands out

    Sisters Donna and Sandra Rhodes stand out among Memphis' background studio singers.

    By Jared Boyd July 17, 2020

• June 2020

  • June playlist: Celebrate Black Music Month

    We should be as bold and bullish about our contemporary black music as we are about all of our claims to fame, from FedEx and Holiday Inn to historic music attractions to dry rub ribs.

    By Elizabeth Cawein June 26, 2020

• March 2020

  • The Essential Memphis Library: Al Green’s ‘Call Me’

    With three hit singles, two turf-grabbing country covers, definitive secular and religious anthems and some of the most tender pop music ever recorded, 1973's "Call Me" is Al Green's finest moment.

    By Chris Herrington March 24, 2020

• February 2019

  • Memphis music for February: Let’s lean in to the misery

    Memphis has provided the world with some of the great love songs, but love is not always easy. Here's a playlist that takes heartbreaks, loneliness and love gone wrong into account.

    By Elizabeth Cawein February 25, 2019

• September 2018

  • The Memphis 10: Al Green and Willie Herenton return, Kyle Taylor paints, and more

    The heritage of Hi Records brackets this first weekly list, with the sound of Al Green and the image of guitarist/songwriter Teenie Hodges making unexpected appearances. Elsewhere, our criminal justice system bears watching, next year’s mayor’s race gets weird, and our food trucks get some pub.

    By Chris Herrington September 20, 2018