Infobox military conflict conflict First Battle of Memphis image File Battle of Memphis I.png 300px caption Battle of the rams. br Ward, A. R., artist partof American Civil War date Start date 1862 6 6 place Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee result United States of America Union victory combatant1 ... Joint Operations Against New Madrid, Island No. 10, and Memphis The First Battle of Memphis was a naval battle fought on the Mississippi River immediately above the city of Memphis on June 6, 1862, during the American Civil War . The engagement was witnessed by many of the citizens of Memphis ... Ex CSS USS General Price off Baton Rouge, LA , January 18, 1864 gallery Battle File Memphis h42367.jpg .... Results The battle of Memphis was, aside from the later appearance of the ironclad CSS Arkansas ... War military engagement also took place in Memphis, the Second Battle of Memphis in April 1864 ... battle of memphis.html Battle of Memphis National Underwater and Marine Agency References Reflist ... name N&S Groce, W. Todd, Battle of the Rams , North & South The Official Magazine of the Civil War ... Both sides entered the battle with faulty command structures. The Federal gunboats were members ... New Orleans to face the fleet of David Farragut David G. Farragut , while eight were sent up to Memphis ... purpose, as Memphis was regarded as a shield for New Orleans. The northern Memphis section was commanded ... Davis. On the Morning of June 6, 1862, off Memphis, Tenn. CSS General Beauregard center foreground is being ... at Corinth, the railroads that linked Memphis with the eastern part of the Confederacy had been cut, severely reducing the strategic importance of the city. Therefore, in early June Memphis and its ... Fleet would also have retreated to Vicksburg, but it could not get enough coal in Memphis. Unable ... the advancing flotilla and the rams trailing behind it. ref ORA I, v. 52 1, pp. 37 40. ref The battle started with an exchange of gunfire at long range, the Federal gunboats setting up a line of battle ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Second Battle of Memphis image caption partof American Civil War date Start date 1864 8 21 place Memphis, Tennessee result Confederate States of America Confederate victory combatant1 flagicon USA 1863 United States Union American Civil War Union combatant2 flagicon CSA 1863 Confederate States of America CSA Confederacy commander1 Cadwallader C. Washburn commander2 Nathan Bedford Forrest units1 Memphis, Tennessee Memphis garrison units2 Forrest s Cavalry Division strength1 strength2 400 casualties1 160 casualties2 34 campaignbox Campaignbox Forrest s Defense of Mississippi The Second Battle of Memphis was a battle of the American Civil War occurring on August ... Park Service battle description http www.nps.gov hps abpp CWSII TennesseeBattlefieldProfiles Memphis ... records of the Union and Confederate Armies AUGUST 21, 1864. Attack on Memphis, Tenn. Government Printing ... Forrest made a daring raid on Union Army Union held Memphis, Tennessee , but it was not an attempt ... and to cause the recall of Union forces from Northern Mississippi. Striking northwestward for Memphis ... . Chapter XLIX, What Memphis has endured The Century Co., New York, 1917, pp. 523 525. ref According to Memphis legend, Confederate cavalrymen rode into the lobby of the luxurious Gayoso House Hotel ... & Bros., 1908, p. 473. ref A street in Memphis is named General Washburn s Escape Alley in commemoration of the ordeal. ref Weeks, Linton. Memphis, a Folk History. Parkhurst, Little Rock, 1982. p ... 500 prisoners and large quantities of supplies, including many horses. Although Forrest failed in Memphis ...?EntryID G006 Gayoso House Hotel Memphis, Tennessee coord 35.1446 90.0540 display title region US TN type event Category Battles of Forrest s Defense of Mississippi of the American Civil War Memphis II Category Battles of the Main Western Theater of the American Civil War Memphis II Category Union victories of the American Civil War Memphis II Category Shelby County, Tennessee Category Tennessee ... more details
wiktionary MemphisMemphis , Tennessee is Tennessee s largest city. Memphis may also refer to TOC right Places Memphis, Egypt , the ancient capital of the first nome of Lower Egypt, and of the Old Kingdom of Egypt Mamshit or Memphis, a Nabatean city In the United States Memphis, Alabama Memphis, Florida Memphis, Indiana Memphis, Michigan Memphis, Mississippi Memphis, Missouri Memphis, Nebraska Memphis, New York Memphis, Texas Music Memphis album Memphis album , a 1972 album by Roy Orbison Memphis band , a musical duo Memphis musical Memphis musical , a musical by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro Memphis Industries , a record label Memphis, Tennessee song Memphis, Tennessee song or Memphis , a song by Chuck Berry and covered by many artists Memphis a song by Peter Tosh & the Upsetters Other uses Memphis mythology , the wife of Epaphus, who was, according to legend, the founder of Memphis, Egypt Memphis genus Memphis genus , a genus of brush footed butterflies Memphis cigarette , a cigarette brand of Austria Tabak Memphis Group , an influential design movement of Italian designers and architects in the 1980s USS Memphis CA 10 USS Memphis CA 10 , a US Navy armored cruiser wrecked by tsunami in 1916 USS Memphis SSN 691 USS Memphis SSN 691 , a nuclear attack submarine of the United States Navy Windows 98 or Memphis People with the name Memphis Bleek , a New York rapper Memphis Monroe , an American pornographic actress Randall Memphis Raines. a character in Gone in 60 Seconds 2000 film Gone in 60 Seconds Ricky Memphis , an Italian actor See also University of Memphis , a public university in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis Tigers , the athletic programs of the University of Memphis West Memphis, Arkansas , part of the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area Memphis La Blusera , an Argentine blues band disambig ar br Memphis bg cy Memphis da Memphis de Memphis et Memphis t psustus es Memphis desambiguaci n eo Memfiso fa fr Memphis ko id ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2008 North Memphis is one of the five defined districts of Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee . It includes smaller neighborhoods such as Klondyke, Binghampton, Memphis Binghampton , Douglass, Memphis Douglass , Hyde Park, Memphis Hyde Park , Hollywood, Memphis Hollywood , Nutbush, Memphis Nutbush , Smokey City and Frayser, Memphis Frayser . Many rapper s are from this area of Memphis, such as Project Pat , Juicy J , and Yo Gotti . The area has been troubled with a high crime rate and remains one of Memphis poorer districts. Citation needed date February 2009 References reflist Memphis, Tennessee coord 35.216 89.924 display title Category Populated places in Tennessee with African American majority populations Category Geography of Memphis, Tennessee ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Memphis Underground Type studio Artist Herbie Mann Cover MemphisUndergroundAlbum.jpg Released 1969 Recorded Genre Jazz Length Label Atlantic Records Atlantic Producer Tom Dowd Last album The Inspiration I Feel br 1968 This album Memphis Underground br 1969 Next album Sound of Mann Album reviews rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 3 5 ref Allmusic class album id r143155 pure url yes Allmusic review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Memphis Underground is a 1969 album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann , that attempts to fuse the genres of Jazz and Rhythm & Blues R&B . While Mann and the other principal soloists Roy Ayers , Larry Coryell and Sonny Sharrock were leading jazz musicians, the album was recorded in Chips Moman s American Studios in Memphis, a studio used by many well known R&B and pop artists. The rhythm section was the house band at American Studios. The recording was engineered and produced by Tom Dowd . Three of the five songs on the album ... perform on Memphis Underground. ref Lady Soul Lady Soul album, by Aretha Franklin ref A third song ... the only one song was certifiably of Memphis vintage, the conglomeration of young New York jazz musicians ... strong, fresh music that sounds like neither Memphis Soul nor New York Jazz. This unique sound appealed to a large audience. The record is one of the best selling Jazz albums of all time. Memphis Underground ... of his book Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail . In the article The Battle of Aspen , Thompson states that his Freak Power campaign used Mann s recording of Battle Hymn of the Republic as the background music for their commercials. Track listing Memphis Underground Herbie Mann 7 07 New ... Porter 8 52 Chain of Fools Don Covay 10 42 Battle Hymn of the Republic Traditional, arranged by Herbie Mann 7 12 Personnel Herbie Mann flute Roy Ayers vibes, conga on Battle Hymn of the Republic Larry Coryell guitar Sonny Sharrock guitar Miroslav Vitou Fender bass on Hold On, I m Comin The Memphis ... more details
Alone With My Friends Battle 1961 Chicago Blues Boogie Woogie and Blues Played and Sung By Memphis ...Infobox musical artist name Memphis Slim image Memphis Slim, American Folk Blues Festival 1972 Heinrich Klaffs Collection 72 .jpg Memphis Slim, American Folk Blues Festival, Hamburg 1972. Foto Heinrich ... small Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee , United States small instrument genre Blues music ... members past members notable instruments Memphis Slim September 3, 1915 February 24, 1988 was an United ... artists. He made over 500 sound recording and reproduction recordings . Biography File Memphis Slim Historic Home Memphis TN 01.jpg thumb left Memphis Slim historic home in MemphisMemphis Slim s birth name was John Len Chatman , and he was born in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee , United ... Memphis Slim later that same year, he continued to Music publisher popular music publish songs under ... joints in Memphis, Tennessee West Memphis , Arkansas , and southeast Missouri . He settled ... Woman, and Grinder Man Blues. These were released under the name Memphis Slim, given to him by Bluebird ..., still featuring Matt Murphy blues guitarist Matt Guitar Murphy , cut LP Memphis Slim at the Gate of the Horn ... All Music Memphis Slim at the Gate of the Horn ref Slim first appeared outside the United States in 1960 ... albums together on Folkways Records , including, Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon at the Village Gate ...?id 9330 All About Jazz Memphis Slim ref File Memphis Slim Grave Memphis TN 02.jpg thumb Memphis Slim grave Memphis Slim died on February 24, 1988, of renal failure in Paris , France , at the age of 72. He is buried at Galilee Memorial Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee. ref http www.findagrave.com ... Memphis Slim ref In 1989, he was Posthumous recognition posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame . Discography ref name Prato1 cite web last first title Memphis Slim Discography publisher Rolling ... ref ref name Prato2 cite web last first title Memphis Slim Albums publisher amazon.com date url http ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 File Memphis 2.JPG thumb Memphis cigarettes Memphis is a brand of cigarette sold in Austria manufactured by Austria Tabak . Austria Tabak is in turn wholly owned by Gallaher Group which is owned by Japan Tobacco . External links commonscat inline Cigarettes Austria stub DEFAULTSORT Memphis Cigarette Category Gallaher Group brands de Memphis Zigarettenmarke et Memphis sigaretid pt Memphis cigarro ... more details
Image Comc.jpg thumb An exterior view of the Clark Opera Memphis Center 200px right Image Comc 2.jpg thumb An interior view of the Clark Opera Memphis Center 200px right Opera Memphis is a non profit arts organization in Memphis, Tennessee . It was established in 1956 in conjunction with the founding of WKNO FM , the local public radio affiliate. Historically, Opera Memphis has presented a combination of locally produced operas and touring shows from the Metropolitan Opera Company . Since the early 1990s, Opera Memphis has presented unique productions exclusively. Currently, Opera Memphis mounts three mainstage productions per year. The administrative offices of Opera Memphis are presently located at the Clark Opera Memphis Center in East Memphis, Memphis East Memphis . Composer and Conducting conductor Michael Ching has been at the helm of Opera Memphis since 1992. Soprano Kallen Esperian has appeared in many Opera Memphis productions, including Tosca , Madama Butterfly , Norma opera Norma , and La Traviata . She made her debut in the title role of Carmen at Opera Memphis in 2007. References http www.operamemphis.org content.php?main 1&sub 5 Opera Memphis Welcome & History External links http www.operamemphis.org Opera Memphis Category Culture of Memphis, Tennessee Category Visitor attractions in Memphis, Tennessee Category American opera companies opera company stub ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Memphis genus Taxobox name Memphis image AnaeaMemphismorvus.jpg image width 240px image caption Museum specimen of Memphis moruus regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Nymphalidae subfamilia Charaxinae tribus Anaeini genus Memphis genus authority Jacob H bner H bner , 1819 Memphis , described by Jacob H bner in 1819, is a Neotropical Nymphalidae nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae . There are 61 species in the genus Lamas, 2004 . All are Neotropical and the undersides of the wings closely resemble dead leaves. In the past Memphis was considered a subgenus of Anaea . Selected species Memphis arachne small Cramer, 1776 small BiolJLinnSoc74 1. Memphis florita small Druce, 1877 small BiolJLinnSoc74 1. Memphis glaucone Memphis moruus Memphis polycarmes small Fabricius, 1775 small BiolJLinnSoc74 1. Gallery gallery File AnaeaMemphisglaucone.jpg Memphis glauce File AnaeaMemphismorvus.jpg Memphis moruus File Memphis phantes vicinia MHNT.jpg Memphis phantes MHNT Image Macrolepidoptera15seit 0259.jpg Image Macrolepidoptera15seit 0261.jpg gallery External links Commons category Memphis Nymphalidae wikispecies inline Memphis http www.tolweb.org Memphis TOL http www.butterfliesofamerica.com L t Memphis a.htm BOA Photographs of Holotype type specimens. http www.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae charaxinae memphis index.html Funet Systematics http www.pteron world.com topics classfication nymphalidae charaxinae anaeini anaeini2.html memphis Pteron Images.In Japanese but binomial names. Two pages. http www.boldsystems.org views taxbrowser.php?taxon memphis Barcode of Life Includes images DEFAULTSORT Memphis Genus Category Anaeini Charaxinae stub es Memphis animal fr Memphis genre no Memphis sommerfugl pt Memphis g nero ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In Greek mythology, Memphis was the wife to Epaphus , mother of Libya mythology Libya Roman name and sometimes the daughter of Nilus mythology Nilus . She and her husband were the legendary founders of Memphis, Egypt Memphis , which bears her name. Memphis is a Naiad Nymph according to the website http www.theoi.com Nymphe NympheMemphis.html www.theoi.com Nymphe NympheMemphis.html Another name for Memphis s mother is Danaus Greek name . Argive genealogy in Greek mythology Argive genealogy in Greek mythology DEFAULTSORT Memphis Mythology Category Egypt in Greek mythology Greek myth stub br Memfis mamm Libia de Memphis Mythologie et Memphis fr Memphis mythologie hu Memphisz Neilosz le nya pt M nfis mitologia ru sr sv Memphis mytologi ... more details
Memphis Belle may refer to Memphis Belle aircraft Memphis Belle B 17 , a USAAF Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress whose aircrew was the first in the U.S. Eighth Air Force to complete 25 missions in Europe and return to the United States. It also refers to two films based on the aircraft and its story Memphis Belle A Story of a Flying Fortress The Memphis Belle A Story of a Flying Fortress , a 1944 documentary film about the real aircraft and crew on its final mission Memphis Belle film Memphis Belle film , a 1990 fictional film inspired by the 1944 documentary Disambig es Memphis Belle sv Memphis Belle ... more details
Use dmy dates date October 2011 Infobox World Heritage Site WHS Memphis and its Necropolis the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Image Image Egypt Hieroglyphs.jpg 200px br small Hieroglyphs in Memphis ... whc.unesco.org en list 86 Memphis lang ar big big lang el was the ancient capital of Aneb ... and merchandise throughout the ancient kingdom. During its golden age, Memphis thrived as a regional centre for commerce, trade, and religion. Memphis was believed to be under the protection of the god ... origin of the modern English name Egypt . The history of Memphis is closely linked ... as an open air museum . Toponymy Hiero Memphis mn nfr hiero mn n nfr f r O24 niwt hiero align left era default Memphis has had several names during its history of almost four millennia. Its Egyptian ... Memphis City White Walls Dimick Univ 1280894368 bd M. T. Dimick retrieved 14 19GMT 1.10.11 ref ref http www.behindthename.com submit name memphis Etymology website www.behindthename.com retrieved ... language Coptic . The name Memphis lang grc is the Greek language Greek corruption of this name ... historian Manetho referred to Memphis as Hut ka Ptah meaning Enclosure of the Egyptian soul ka ... from this name. In the Bible, Memphis is called Moph or Noph . Egyptian Location Location Location Left 105 Top 44 Attributes Location The city of Memphis is convert 20 km mi abbr on south of Cairo ... Memphis coord 29 50 58.8 N 31 15 15.4 E type landmark . The city was also the place that marked ..., Memphis had some 30,000 inhabitants and was by far the largest settlement worldwide from the time ... of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt , p. 250 ref History Memphis became the capital of Ancient ... . National Geographic Egypt s Old Kingdom , Vol. 187, Issue 1. ref The Memphis Triple deities triad ... focus of worship in the city. Memphis declined briefly after the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt 18th ... important city. Memphis remained the second city of Egypt until the establishment of Fustat or Fostat ... more details
Image National nutbush.jpg thumb National Street in Nutbush, Memphis 2008 Nutbush is a long standing neighborhood in northeastern Memphis, Tennessee . Even though Nutbush has expanded it remains a relatively small area with modestly sized houses. Geography It is bordered by the CSX railroad to the north Graham Street to the east Bayliss Ave to the south, and North Highland Street to the west. Nutbush is adjacent to the city s Berclair, Memphis Berclair neighborhood. ref http maps.google.com maps?q nutbush, memphis&ie UTF8&hl en&mrt kmlkmz Google maps Memphis Neighborhoods ref National Cemetery Image Memphis national cemetery.jpg thumb National Cemetery in Nutbush, Memphis 2004 main Memphis National Cemetery The Memphis National Cemetery is located in Nutbush, Memphis. On 44.2 acres 0.18 km sup 2 sup , the cemetery had 42,184 interments at the end of 2007 . ref name MemNatCem cite web url http www.cem.va.gov CEM cems nchp memphis.asp title Memphis National Cemetery accessdate 2008 09 21 work publisher Department of Veterans Affairs date ref Several battlefield cemeteries from the American Civil War era were transferred to Memphis and many of the dead from the steamboat Sultana steamboat Sultana explosion on April 26, 1865 were buried in Memphis National Cemetery. See also Memphis, Tennessee References commons cat references coord 35.1707 89.9439 display title Memphis, Tennessee Category Neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee tennessee geo stub ... more details
USS Memphis may refer to USS Memphis 1853 , was a wooden five gun crew steamer chartered by the US Navy for the Paraguay expedition and renamed Mystic 14 June 1859 USS Memphis 1862 , was a civilian steamship purchased by the US Navy from a prize court 4 September 1862 and was decommissioned and sold 8 May 1869 USS Memphis CA 10 , known for most of her career as Tennessee ACR 10 , was destroyed by heavy waves three months after she was renamed in 1916 USS Memphis CL 13 , was an Omaha class cruiser Omaha class light cruiser , saw action in World War II USNS Memphis T AO 162 , was a Cumberland class oiler Cumberland class fleet oiler acquired by the US Navy 28 November 1956 and transferred to the US Army in 1967 USS Memphis SSN 691 , is a Los Angeles class submarine Los Angeles class submarine launched 3 April 1976 and decommissioned in 2011 CSS Memphis CSS Memphis , was a Confederate steamer during the American Civil War Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Memphis Category United States Navy ship names de USS Memphis pl USS Memphis sl USS Memphis vi USS Memphis ... more details
Wolfchase is a Memphis metropolitan area neighborhood located in northeast Memphis, Tennessee Memphis and the suburb of Bartlett, Tennessee Bartlett . Its name is derived from its proximity to the Wolf River Tennessee Wolf River . History The area began to attract development in the late 1980 s. It is home to the largest shopping mall in the Memphis region, the Wolfchase Galleria , and huge shopping areas, as well as many restaurants. The area is centered and grew around the important intersections of Germantown Parkway with Interstate 40 and Stage Road U.S. Route 64 . It is situated roughly between the Cordova area and the suburb of Bartlett. Confusing many visitors, a sign off I 40 labels the area as Uptown Memphis . The area was referred to as Uptown before the recent revival of the Greenlaw neighborhood north of Downtown Memphis and its subsequent renaming to Uptown. Wolfchase was the furthest extent of the Memphis city limits at the time of development and was named Uptown as it lies on the opposite end of the city as Downtown . References references Refimprove date April 2008 Tennessee geo stub Memphis, Tennessee coord 35.2043 89.7933 display title Category Neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee ... more details
Notability Astro date February 2012 Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Memphis symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels discovery site Palomar Observatory discovered October 17, 1960 designations yes mp name 4355 alt names 3524 P L named after Memphis, Egypt Memphis mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.6768754 perihelion 2.4653298 semimajor eccentricity 0.0411391 period 1505.8355520 avg speed inclination 14.08015 asc node 345.81101 mean anomaly 327.51770 arg peri 253.25027 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 12.9 4355 Memphis 3524 P L is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 4355 Memphis JPL Small Body Database Browser on 4355 Memphis Reflist Minor planets navigator 4354 Euclides 4356 Marathon Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Memphis Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for places Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1960 Beltasteroid stub de 4355 Memphis eo 4355 Memfiso fa it 4355 Memphis la 4355 Memphis hu 4355 Memphis pl 4355 Memphis pt 4355 Memphis sk 4355 Memphis sr 4355 Memphis uk 4355 vi 4355 Memphis yo 4355 Memphis ... more details
The Hilton Memphis is the tallest hotel in Memphis, Tennessee , United States. Fact date May 2011 ref http www.emporis.com application ?nav building&lng 3&id hiltonmemphis memphis tn usa ref Located off Interstate 240 in East Memphis . the 27 story hotel was built in 1975 and designed by Memphis architect Francis Mah . ref http www1.hilton.com en US hi hotel MEMPHHF Hilton Memphis Tennessee index.do ref Originally a Hyatt Regency , the hotel eventually became an Adam s Mark before being purchased by Hilton Hotels in 2004. ref name ReferenceA Finlayson, Rebecca. Insider s Guide Memphis. Guilford CT Pequot Press, 2009 ref The 405 rooms are currently as of 2011 being renovated in a modernist style. The hotel is known for being a convention hotel both MidSouthCon in 2011 and Airliners International in 2012 are being held there. The hotel has a gift shop, outdoor pool and whirlpool, and restaurant. ref 2011 Hilton Memphis fact sheet ref it is commonly used by politicians on election nights, and is known as where Lisa Marie Presley stays when she visits Memphis. ref name ReferenceA Finlayson, Rebecca. Insider s Guide Memphis. Guilford CT Pequot Press, 2009 ref References reflist coord missing Tennessee Category Hilton hotels Category Hotels in Memphis, Tennessee ... more details
Lenox is a Neighbourhood neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee . It is bounded by Central Avenue in the south, Union Avenue in the north, Cooper Street in the west and East Parkway South in the east. ref name Lenox cite web url http memphisstudiosearch.com lenoxapartments.htm title Lenox Apartments publisher Memphis Studio Search date accessdate 2011 12 06 ref Prior to 1909, when it was annexed by the City of Memphis , Lenox was its own Municipal corporation incorporated municipality . ref name Lenox Perhaps one of the most architecturally significant landmarks in Lenox is Lenox School, which was an elementary school before being converted into condominium s in 1981. ref name Lenox References reflist coord 35.1296 89.9875 display title Memphis, Tennessee Category Neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee Category 1909 disestablishments Tennessee geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Southside , is a subdistrict located in South Memphis, Memphis South Memphis, Tennessee . It is a largely unpopulated area, and contains a notable amount slums and abandoned buildings, many of which were left behind when Memphis underwent massive white flight . In early 2002, police attempted to combat squatters in the area, by boarding up empty buildings, and demolishing the old South Side High School Memphis, Tennessee South Side High School building. Coord missing Tennessee Category Neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee Tennessee geo stub ... more details
The Memphis Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Tennessee . The line runs from east of Bruceton, TN Bruceton west and southwest to outside Memphis, TN Memphis , ref http web.archive.org web 20030120070718 www.trainweb.org csxtimetables Nashville Memphis.html CSX Timetables Memphis Subdivision ref mostly along a former Louisville and Nashville Railroad line from Nashville towards Louisville, Kentucky . The part east of McKenzie, Tennessee McKenzie was the main line of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway . At its east end, at Lipe, Tennessee Lipe , the Bruceton Subdivision continues east towards Nashville, TN Nashville . At its west end, at Leewood, Tennessee Leewood , the Memphis Terminal Subdivision continues into Memphis. References references Category CSX Transportation lines Category Rail infrastructure in Tennessee Category Louisville and Nashville Railroad ... more details
seealso Memphis Championship Wrestling Pwcompanybox name Memphis Wrestling image Memphis mw.jpg acronym established 2003 style Rasslin location Memphis, Tennessee , USA founder Corey Maclin owner Corey Maclin parent sister formerly Championship Wrestling merged Memphis Wrestling is an United States American professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee . History Memphis Wrestling evolved from an earlier short lived promotion called Memphis Championship Wrestling . Television The Memphis Wrestling in studio television show, Memphis Wrestling Home of Rhythm and Bruise , is broadcast weekly on WLMT CW30 , the Memphis, Tennessee affiliate of The CW Television Network , and is produced in the WLMT studio. It was originally broadcast every Saturday morning at 11 Ante Meridiem AM Central Time Zone North America CT , beginning on May 17, 2003. In 2006, due to numerous conflicts with other Saturday morning broadcasting commitments, such as college football, the weekly broadcast moved to 10 PM CT and was re named Memphis Wrestling Prime Time . The promotion also aired internationally on The Fight Network in Europe and Canada until The Fight Network went bankrupt. As of January 2008 , Memphis Wrestling is running repeats of previously aired shows. On August 9, 2008, Memphis Wrestling returned to its 11 AM Saturday spot, now on channel 50. Championships Memphis Wrestling Light Heavyweight Championship Not the MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Championship Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship Memphis Wrestling Southern Tag Team Championship Not the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship Memphis Wrestling Southern Television Championship defunct Clash of Legends see ... www.memphiswrestlinghistory.com Memphis Wrestling History http kingjerrylawler.com main.html Jerry Lawler s Official Website http sports.groups.yahoo.com group memphis wrestling Memphis Wrestling Yahoo ... Category Sports in Memphis, Tennessee Category Wrestling in Tennessee pt Memphis Wrestling ... more details
File Memphis Milano Movement.jpg right thumb A Memphis Design furniture collection. The Memphis Group was an Italy Italian design and architecture group started by Ettore Sottsass that designed Post Modern ... toah hd dsgn4 hd dsgn4.htm ref Origins File Memphis Milano Design Collection .jpg thumb The group ... and formed a design collaborative named Memphis ref name met . The name was taken after the Bob Dylan song Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again which had been played repeatedly throughout ... Zanini , and the journalist Barbara Radice . ref name design http designmuseum.org design memphis ref ref http www.kunstwissen.de fach f kuns design memph0.htm M bel, Memphis Bot generated title ref ... cgi bin article.cgi?f c a 2012 01 13 HOLB1LS50J.DTL ixzz1jlU4Kast ref Memphis designs ... Memphis pieces. ref cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk culture 2001 sep 06 artsfeatures.arts location London work The Guardian first Jonathan last Glancey title The Memphis group love it or loathe it? date March 22, 2002 ref References Reflist External links http www.flickr.com photos memphis milano Memphis Milano Design Collection http www.memphis milano.it Memphis Design Group Official Site http www.metmuseum.org toah hd dsgn4 hd dsgn4.htm Memphis Design at the Metropolitan Museum of Art . http www.nytimes.com 2007 09 14 style 14iht design17.1.7505218.html Memphis style article from the NY times 2007. http www.core77.com blog object culture holy memphis milano best collection ever 16268.asp Core77 Memphis Blog Post http www.design technology.org memphis1.htm Article about the Memphis Group http www.designmuseum.org design memphis Design Museum Page on Memphis http www.guardian.co.uk arts critic feature 0,1169,671778,00.html A Guardian article about the impact of Memphis Category ... Category Italian design Category 1980s architecture ca Grup Memphis de Memphis Group es Grupo Memphis fr Groupe de Memphis it Memphis design ka nl Memphis design ja fi Memphis ... more details
Refimprove date July 2009 about a music sub genre The Memphis blues is a style of blues music that was created in the 1920s and 1930s by Memphis area musicians like Frank Stokes musician Frank Stokes , Sleepy John Estes , Furry Lewis and Memphis Minnie . The style was popular in vaudeville and medicine show s, and was associated with Memphis main entertainment area, Beale Street . History In addition to guitar based blues, jug bands , such as Gus Cannon s Jug Stompers and the Memphis Jug Band , were extremely popular practitioners of Memphis blues. The jug band style emphasized the danceable, syncopated rhythms of early jazz and a range of other archaic folk styles. It was played on simple, sometimes homemade, instruments such as harmonica s, violin s, mandolin s, banjo s, and guitars, backed by washboards, kazoo , Jew s harp guimbarde and jugs blown to supply the bass. After World War II , as African Americans left the Mississippi Delta and other impoverished areas of the south for urban areas, many musicians gravitated to Memphis blues scene, changing the classic Memphis blues sound. Musicians such as Howlin Wolf , Willie Nix , Ike Turner , and B.B.King performed on Beale Street and in West Memphis , and recorded some of the classic electric blues, rhythm and blues and rock & roll ... guide to the blues Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2003 , pp. 690 691. ref Memphis blues musicians W. C. Handy ... Ida Cox Junior Parker Memphis Minnie Howlin Wolf Rosco Gordon Bobby Sowell Robert Wilkins Doctor Ross Joe Hill Louis Eric Gales Eugene Gales See also Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again , a song by Bob Dylan Notes reflist External links http www.memphisbluessociety.com Memphis Blues Society blues Category Blues music genres Category Memphis blues Category Culture of Memphis, Tennessee ar de Memphis Blues es Memphis blues fr Memphis blues it Memphis blues pl Memphis blues pt Memphis blues simple Memphis blues ... more details
Refimprove date September 2008 The Memphis Horns are an United States American horn section made famous ... soul horn section ever. ref Allmusic class artist id p19290 tab biography label Biography of The Memphis Horns first Ron last Wynn accessdate 2012 04 23 ref Originally a sextet, the Memphis Horns gradually ... ref http themusicsover.com 2012 04 12 andrew love ref on tenor saxophone . The Memphis Horns appeared ... of Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson and another musician who had been working with Memphis Horns, Tom ... reunited with former longtime member Jack Hale, reforming The Memphis Horns also including McGinley ... on his All Star Superband multi album project. In 2008, this line up of Memphis Horns played on some songs on the Raconteurs record, Consolers of the Lonely . Also in 2008, Memphis Horns were inducted ... Bond movie, Quantum of Solace . In 2012 the Memphis Horns received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement ... award the memphis horns ref . Personnel Wayne Jackson musician Wayne Jackson trumpet born 24 November 1941, in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee , USA Andrew Love musician Andrew Love tenor saxophone born 21 November 1941, died 12 April 2012, in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee , USA ..., in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee , USA Ed Logan tenor saxophone born Edward Logan, 12 February 1945, in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee , USA died 13 April 2000, in Mobile, Alabama ... , Kentucky , USA Ben Cauley trumpet Roger Hopps trumpet Discography The Memphis Horns album The Memphis ... The Memphis Horns album Get Up and Dance 1977 The Memphis Horns Band II 1978 Welcome To Memphis 1979 Flame Out 1992 The Memphis Horns With Special Guests 1995 Wishing You A Merry Christmas 1996 References references External links MySpace thememphishorns The Memphis Horns http www.sweetmedicinemusic.com Wayne Jackson s website DEFAULTSORT Memphis Horns Category American soul musical groups Category American session musicians de The Memphis Horns ... more details
East Memphis is a region of Memphis, Tennessee , that includes several defined and informal subdivisions neighborhoods such as Colonial Acres, White Station Yates, Sherwood Forest, Memphis Sherwood Forest , Normal Station, Memphis Normal Station , High Point Terrace, Memphis High Point Terrace , Belle Meade, Memphis Belle Meade , Normandy Meadows, St. Nick, Pleasant Acres, Balmoral, and Ridgeway. The general boundaries are informal On the West Midtown, Memphis Midtown this boundary is in some dispute and is described variously as East Parkway Memphis, Tennessee East Parkway , the CN RR line just past East Parkway , or Highland Street. On The South Hickory Hill, Memphis Hickory Hill , Orange Mound ... data.com zipmaps Memphis Tennessee.html ref As of 1950, the eastern boundary of Memphis was essentially the western boundary of what is today East Memphis. ref Hammond s Complete World Atlas , 1952 Edition, p. 230 ref By the mid 1960s most of East Memphis inside the I 240 loop had been annexed into the city of Memphis. ref World Book Encyclopedia , 1967 Edition, Vol. 18, p. 113 ref Region Overview East Memphis is a commercial and residential powerhouse. Poplar Avenue provides the central east west thoroughfare of the area, and there are many thriving businesses on and around it. East Memphis is the location of the some of the largest Memphis homes, specifically those in the Walnut Grove ... Shopping center at the corner of Poplar and Highland St. could be the beginning of the East Memphis ... residential buildings, as well as Crichton College . The University of Memphis sits south of Central ... east on Poplar Ave., Laurelwood Shopping Center and Oak Court Mall , can be found. East Memphis covers ... and Ridgeway Road which includes the Hilton Memphis , the largest hotel in the city. The eastern ... in East Memphis are Eastgate Shopping Center, Poplar Plaza Shopping Center, Oak Court Mall, Laurelwood ... s Museum of Memphis http www.memphisbotanicgarden.com Memphis Botanic Garden Audubon Park http www.dixon.org ... more details
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