Jazz Articles about Billy Lavender

Billy Lavender: Memphis Livin'

by Gina Vodegel
May 6, 2010

Memphis, Tennessee is a city where significant parts of American history were written. It's where Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1963, and Elvis Presley's Graceland attracts thousands of visitors each year. In a cultural sense, Memphis has inspired and launched the careers of many artists from different colors and creeds in the wide spectrum of the arts, ranging from literature to movie making and, of course, music. As such, to walk the streets of Memphis and the famous historically ...