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Beyond Beale is a Memphis music history podcast produced by the Mike Curb Institute at Rhodes College. We explore the music history just out of sight.

Emma Jane Hopper, Elijah Matlock


    • May 31, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES
    • 2 SEASONS


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    Can't We Do the KiLTZ?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 22:07


    The women of the KLiTZ came from different backgrounds and have different stories. This episode looks deeper into each member of the KLiTZ and their lasting impact in Memphis.

    We Never Tuned Our Guitars

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 21:27


    Beyond Beale Minisode: Punk Was An Attitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 7:59


    In 1978 an all-female band called the KLiTZ broke out on the Memphis punk scene. Their own importance has often been overshadowed by the novelty of the men with whom they interacted, but a closer look shows that the women of the KLiTZ broke barriers for women playing punk music, especially in the South.

    Everybody Has a Place at the Shell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 25:57


    This podcast features interviews from, in order of appearance, Natalie Wilson, Henry Nelson, Augusta Palmer, Chris Wimmer, Ric Whitney, Robert Gordon, and Earl “the Pearl” Banks. Jimmy Crosthwait and "Daddy" Mack Orr have  been featured in previous episodes of Beyond Beale. "Everybody Has a Place at the Shell" explores the impact and future of the Memphis Country Blues Festival, drawing on the historical context in "Diabolical and Revolutionary" and "Pretty Much Pure Gospel."

    Pretty Much Pure Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 29:24


    This podcast features interviews from, in order of appearance, Chris Wimmer, Jimmy Crosthwait, Augusta Palmer, Henry Nelson, and Robert Gordon. "Pretty Much Pure Gospel" explores the history of the Memphis Country Blues Festival, drawing on the historical context of "Diabolical and Revolutionary" to give a full picture of the festival itself.

    Diabolical and Revolutionary

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 29:11


    This episode features interviews from Augusta Palmer, Robert Gordon, Chris Wimmer, Jimmy Crosthwait, Henry Nelson, Earl “The Pearl” Banks, Ric Whitney, and “Daddy” Mac Orr, in order of appearance.

    The Memphis Country Blues Festival Minisode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 7:57


    This episode features interviews from Augusta Palmer, Chris Wimmer, Henry Nelson, Jimmy Crosthwait, and “Daddy” Mac Orr. 

    Season One Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 0:34


    This teaser features quotes from Henry Nelson, Augusta Palmer, and Chris Wimmer in that order. It also features music by Cam Napier.

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