Eddie Bond is a well-known Memphis rockabilly having toured with many big names and releasing multiple albums with Mercury Records. However, it is more likely you know him for rejecting a then 18-year-old Elvis Presley after he had tried out…
Although they began over the bridge, Pancho’s will always be a classic Memphis staple. The restaurant originally opened in 1956 in West Memphis, Arkansas. The idea for the restaurant began after Morris Berger had taken his son, Louis Jack Berger,…
The character Minnesota Fats was based on a real player named Rudolph Walter Wanderone JR. It is speculated since he lived in Nashville he may have visited Peoples Pool Hall on more than one occasion. Memphis has a rich history…
“In the mid-1930’s my uncle, Bob Ewing, installed the first frozen custard machine in Memphis across from the Fairgrounds. It was a stand-alone building shaped like an ice-igloo and was called The FROZEN CUSTARD. There were two snowball-tossing bears on…
This is The Northgate Shopping center on Thomas Street In the 1950’s. My friend was picking up her Grandmother from Work at 3 Sisters. She shared these with us on face book! I just loved seeing them! There was a…
This a pic of the Plastic sticks under the Buried Treasure, the most poplar one sold when I was a kid in the mid 1960’s. It was Vanilla and raspberry Ice cream sold by the Merry Mobile. I sent you…
Just heard on 1210 a question about the old Plantation Inn in West Memphis , Ark. “Having Fun with Morris” (owned by Morris Burger) the lead singer was Charles Turner his theme song was “This is dedicated to the One…
As a youth, I lived in Memphis and I went to East High. You could say I really wasn’t crazy about school and looked forward to the Summer when it was over, I loved my free time in the Summer,…
Here is a collection of photos, provided by listeners, as well as excerpts from Gene Gill’s Historic Memphis website that showcase Memphis’ vibrant history in broadcasting. (Excerpts from historic-memphis.com) WHBQ became famous in the 1950s for playing rhythm and blues. …
