Stanley Booth - RED, HOT & BLUE - 50 Years of Writing about Music,Memphis and Motherf**kers

James L. Dickerson - MEMPHIS GOING DOWN - The Rise and Fall of Memphis Music

Russell Johnson - Memphis Then And Now

Robert Gordon - MEMPHIS RENT PARTY - The Blues, Rock & Soul in Music`s Hometown

Robert Gordon - RESPECT YOURSELF - STAX Records and the Soul Explosion

Peter Guralnick - It Came From Memphis

Rob Bowman - SOULSVILLE U.S.A. - The Story of STAX Records

James Dickerson - GOIN` Back To Memphis - A Century of Blues, Rock `N` Roll and Glorious Soul

Preston Lauterbach - Beale Street Dynasty - Sex,Songs and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis

Ernst C. Withers, Daniel Wolff - The Memphis Blues Again - Six Decades of Memphis Music Photographs

William Bearden - Cotton - From Southern Fields to the Memphis Market

In the barbeque joints and plate lunch cafes off MemphisÂ’s Front Street, one is easily reminded of the days when cotton was king, of a society of characters and cads; the big time and the small time; the rich and the richer; the hangers-on, anointed, powerful, and busted. Cotton created empires in agriculture, transportation, banking, and warehousing. It also shackled the dreams and lives of those born into slavery and sharecropping. Although many of the day-to-day dealings have moved to manicured office parks and high-rise buildings, cottonÂ’s influence still remains at the core of the Southern economy and Southern society.

Scott Faragher, Katherine Harrington - The Peabody Hotel

The South's finest and one of America's best-these words have always defined the world-famous Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The Peabody emerged from the war-torn, post-Civil War South in 1869 to become one of the finest hotels in America. Its reputation for comfort, service, and fine dining grew along with Memphis's stature as "the river city, cotton capital, and birthplace of the blues." The most famous and infamous citizens of the era stayed at the original Peabody in its day. There, plantations were won or lost on a roll of the dice. After more than 50 years, the original hotel was replaced by a new 12-story, 615-room hotel in 1925. It was then that the hotel's name became synonymous with elegance. It also became the social center of Memphis and the mid-South, and a haunt for the rich and famous. The celebrated ducks swimming in the marble lobby fountain, parties in the skyway, or dancing on the open plantation roof to the music of the most renowned bands and orchestras of the day have all been part of this fabulous hotel's history. Today, the fully restored Peabody retains its reputation for legendary Southern hospitality and tasteful elegance. The hotel continues to serve as an anchor for the restoration and revitalization of the downtown area of one

Patrick O`Daniel - When The Levee Breaks: Memphis and the Mississippi Valley Flood of 1927

Among the countless miles of damage caused by the Mississippi Flood of 1927, the homeless and displaced masses of the Mississippi Valley looked toward Memphis as a beacon of hope. As thousands of refugees poured into the city, Memphians opened their hearts and extolled feats of charity that could fill volumes. Join local author Patrick O'Daniel as he traces the events of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and the crucial role Memphis played in its aftermath. From heroic rescues to maltreatment within the refugee camps, O'Daniel paints a complete picture of man struggling against nature both within and without. Follow along as the receding waters propel Herbert Hoover into the national spotlight and Mayor Rowlett Paine becomes an unlikely leader.