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Lady Mem'fis: Expressions of a Legacy

by Jack Bowers
September 1, 2002

Lady Mem'fis is actually from Louisiana, but that's unimportant, as her soul is pandemic (look it up). Unlike too many of her pallid contemporaries, the Lady sings with honest emotion, not to mention a sizable measure of talent. One senses that she not only understands the lyrics to the songs she sings but empathizes with them as well, so visibly honest is the impression of heartache and yearning on, say, Willie Nelson's “Crazy," Lennon / McCartney's “And I Love Him" ...