State Rep. Mike Turner, D-Nashville, has a political lineage of which he is proud.

As a 4-year-old, he recalls sitting on his father’s shoulders and campaigning for former U.S. Sen. Albert Gore Sr.

2. Sumlin: Remembering a Memphis Musical Great - Monday, December 19, 2011

Recent headlines shouted “Chicago Blues Great Hubert Sumlin Dies at 80.” The stories released about the death of Hubert Sumlin were almost correct, but the headlines should have read “Memphis Guitar Great Hubert Sumlin Dies.”

3. Fred Sanders to Receive Beale Street Brass Note - Friday, March 18, 2011

Music legend Fred Sanders spent most of his days playing guitar in Memphis’ Handy Park.

As the house guitarist at the old Club Paradise, Sanders played alongside other Memphis music legends, including B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland and Albert King. Sanders also played his music at Blues Alley on Front Street, leaving tourists in awe and was a particular favorite of traveling blues aficionados.

4. Prince Albert of Monaco Visits the King of Rock - Friday, August 06, 2010

MEMPHIS (AP) — Prince Albert of Monaco and his fiancee visited the home of the "King of Rock 'n' Roll" and sampled some barbecue during a vacation stop in Memphis.

The couple took a tour Thursday of Graceland, the 38-room mansion where Elvis Presley died in 1977 and is buried.

5. Back on the Air - Tuesday, July 13, 2010

After being silent and nearly forgotten for more than 50 years, the radio station that helped launch the careers of such music pioneers as B.B. King, Johnny Cash, Howlin’ Wolf, Ike Turner, Carl Perkins, Albert King – and even Elvis Presley – is back.

6. Dress Newest Pathologist At Pathology Group of the MidSouth - Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Dr. Matthew A. Dress has joined Pathology Group of the MidSouth PC as its newest pathologist.

Before joining Pathology Group of the MidSouth, Dress served as the chief resident in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Tennessee. He then completed a fellowship in hematopathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center-Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. 

7. Memphis Music Foundation Elects Bell Chairman - Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Al Bell has been elected the new chairman of the Memphis Music Foundation.
Under Bell’s direction, the foundation will continue to provide education, strategic planning and promotional opportunities to the Memphis music industry.
Bell is the former chairman and owner of Stax Records and former president of Motown Records. Bell has worked with artists such as Booker T and the MG’s, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Albert King, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes and Richard Pryor.

8. Civil Rights Museum Crowd Watches History in Works - Wednesday, January 21, 2009

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A museum dedicated to the history of the civil rights museum drew a crowd on Tuesday of people eager to see history being made in Washington.

The museum is on the site in Memphis where civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968, but about 700 people gathered there Tuesday to watch a live broadcast of the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

9. Bearden to Chronicle Memphis Starting With Victorian Village - Friday, January 25, 2008

Willy Bearden is a prolific filmmaker and author whose projects over the years have tackled local subjects as diverse as Memphis' garage band scene, Elmwood Cemetery and the importance of King Cotton.

10. Elvis Reclaims Top Spot on Forbes Earnings List - Thursday, November 01, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) - Elvis Presley is still the King.

Presley, who earned an estimated $49 million in the past 12 months, has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. He last topped the list in 2005.

11. Feibelman Honored by American College of Trial Lawyers - Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Jef Feibelman has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Feibelman is an attorney with Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Yale University.

12. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Armstrong Allen attorneys chosen for Best Lawyers

Memphis Estate Planning Council Elects Officers

The Memphis Estate Planning Council announced the following 2004-2005 officers: Mike Wood, president; David B. Jones, vice president; Frank E. Da...

13. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, February 18, 2000
BellSouths Year 2000 Text Telephone Directory Mailed to At its fifth annual Black History Month Luncheon, The Shepherds School will honor Albert Crawford with the Bert Ferguson Commitment to Community Award. Crawford has been a volunteer leader for ...

14. Archived Article: Santi - Tuesday, January 12, 1999
Last week, interest rates on 30-year, fixed-rate conventional loans and government loand increased by about 3/8 of a discount poin Market commentary. Last week, interest rates on 30-year, fixed-rate conventional and government loans increased by abo...