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Birthplace of rock 'n' roll? Memphis has plenty of evidence in its favor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - This port city on the Mississippi River calls itself the birthplace of rock 'n' roll. Its credentials? The Memphis Recording Service, forerunner of Sun Studio, in 1951 recorded "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats, which some...Tags: Aretha Franklin, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Jimmie Vaughan, Concerts, Trips and Vacations
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PASSINGS: George Murdock, Charles 'Skip' Pitts
George Murdock
Character actor often played the 'heavy'
George Murdock, 81, a veteran character actor who had a recurring role as Lt. Scanlon on the television sitcom "Barney Miller" and played God in the 1989 film "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier,"...Tags: Cyndi Lauper, Music, The Isley Brothers (music group), Television, Isaac Hayes
Aug 13, 2012
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 4, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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