They made music that inspired legions of fans. Rock 'n' roll founding fathers Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, rockers Tom Petty and Gregg Allman, grunge icon Chris Cornell, country superstar Glen Campbell and jazz great Al Jarreau were among the notable figures who died in 2017, leaving a void in virtually every genre of music.

2. Goodin Joins Hagwood Adelman As Memphis Managing Attorney - Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Michael T. Goodin has joined Hagwood Adelman Tipton PC as managing attorney of the Memphis office. In that role, he provides legal services to HAT’s clients in matters such as medical malpractice and senior housing litigation for health care providers along the continuum of care, including skilled nursing, assisted living, behavioral health, home health and hospice litigation. In addition, he assists in supervising the attorney and paraprofessional teams.

3. Fields Gets 37-Year Sentence in Petties Case - Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Demetrius Fields, a high-ranking member of the Craig Petties drug organization, drew the longest jail term yet as those convicted in the largest drug case ever brought in Memphis federal court continue to be sentenced.

4. Fields Gets 37-Year Sentence In Petties Case - Saturday, February 2, 2013

Demetrius Fields, a high ranking member of the Craig Petties drug organization, drew the longest jail term yet as those convicted in the largest drug case ever brought in Memphis federal court continue to be sentenced.

5. Petties Hit Man Sentence Poses Dilemma - Monday, January 7, 2013

U.S. District Court Judge Samuel “Hardy” Mays had a dilemma as he sentenced a contract killer Thursday, Jan. 3, for his part in the Craig Petties drug organization.

6. Broady Gets 31 Year Sentence In Petties Case - Friday, January 4, 2013

Clarence Broady, who at one time robbed drug dealers, was sentenced to 31 years in prison Thursday, Jan. 3, for being a hit man for the Craig Petties drug organization.

7. Prosecution Rests in Fed Drug Trial - Friday, March 9, 2012

The prosecution in the Craig Petties drug organization trial rested in case in chief Thursday, March 8, after four weeks of testimony.

8. Petties Jury Hears of 2007 Arrests of Defendants and Plea Talks - Thursday, March 8, 2012

When they were arrested separately within months of each in 2007, neither Clinton Lewis nor Martin Lewis went quietly.

9. Fed Drug Trial Testimony Ends Fourth Week - Friday, March 2, 2012

Martin Lewis jumped Marcus Brandon as soon as Brandon came on the line in May 2007 during a jailhouse phone call three-wayed by Lewis’ girlfriend using another prisoner’s ID number.

10. Petties Org Drug Trial Hits Fourth Week - Monday, February 27, 2012

The Craig Petties drug organization trial has settled into some predictable rhythms as it begins its fourth week Monday, Feb. 27, in Memphis Federal Court.

11. Petties Org Drug Trial Ends Third Week - Friday, February 24, 2012

The Craig Petties drug organization trial has settled into some predictable rhythms as it begins its fourth week Monday, Feb. 27, in Memphis Federal Court.

12. Questions Raised About Plea Deals - Friday, February 24, 2012

Shortly after Clarence Broady shot Latrell Small and Kalonji Griffin to death in a car at a Hickory Hill apartment complex in 2004, Demetrius Fields got a new tattoo.

13. Defense Critical of Plea Deal for Fields in Petties Case - Thursday, February 23, 2012

Shortly after Latrell Small and Kalonji Griffin were shot to death by Clarence Broady in a car at a Hickory Hill apartment complex in 2004, Demetrius Fields got a new tattoo.

14. Jury Hears Recording of Hit Man Talking With Petties Target - Thursday, February 16, 2012

Tobias Pride said the drug kingpin who hired him to kill Antonio Allen in 2002 had proof “in black and white” that Allen had been cooperating with law enforcement.

15. UPDATE: Jury Hears Recording of Hit Man Talking With Petties Target - Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Big drug dealers don’t count the money as soon as they make a drug deal. They wait until they leave the exchange to count it.

That was among the details offered Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the full-day of testimony by Orlando Pride, a long time member of the violent multi-state drug organization headed by Craig Petties.

16. Testimony to Begin in Fed Drug Case - Monday, February 13, 2012

The first witnesses could testify Monday, Feb. 13, in the federal drug conspiracy, racketeering and murder-for-hire trial of Martin Lewis and Clinton Lewis.

17. Petties Trial Jury Selection Underway - Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Jury selection in the trial of two men accused of being hit men for a powerful Memphis-based drug organization began Monday, Feb. 6, with a long line of jurors seeking to be disqualified from jury duty for emergency reasons.

18. Recordings Could be Played in Major Drug Trial - Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Tobias Pride told Mario Stewart that leaders of the drug organization Pride worked for wanted Stewart dead because they believed he was cooperating with police.

19. Broady Pleads In Petties Drug Case - Thursday, November 24, 2011

One of the three remaining defendants in the largest drug case ever brought in Memphis federal court has pleaded guilty to multiple conspiracy charges including racketeering, murder for hire and drug distribution.

20. Broady Pleads In Petties Drug Case - Wednesday, November 23, 2011

One of the three remaining defendants in the largest drug case ever brought in Memphis federal court has pleaded guilty to multiple conspiracy charges including racketeering, murder for hire and drug distribution.

21. Feds Seek Anonymous Jury in Drug Case - Thursday, September 15, 2011

Federal prosecutors want an “anonymous jury” for the trial next year of four men accused of being contract killers for the largest drug ring ever tried in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee in Memphis.

22. Feds Offer More Info on Drug Ring - Friday, May 2, 2008

A race-car driver with a habit of vacuum-sealing thousands of dollars in plastic has filled in for an exiled Memphis drug kingpin, according to federal drug agents.

Memphian Bobby D. Cole's name was linked to Craig Petties last month in the latest court documents filed with a link to the mammoth drug conspiracy and murder-for-hire case against Petties and eight others.