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Billy Lavender
With his recently released album, "Memphis Livin", Billy's talents are finally making their way off Beale Street and into the ears of Blues lovers everywhere. As a local kid growing up in Memphis, he was inspired to be a musician by the wonderful melting pot of musical talents that have called Memphis home for the last four decades. Billy still calls the city his home,and if you are lucky, you just might catch a glimpse of him at a local club cutting heads.
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Billy Lavender: Memphis Livin'
by Gina Vodegel
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 ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
