Tennessee may not claim a lot of Mississippi River real estate, but it is home to the largest city on the river, Memphis, and abounds with great natural beauty. Most of the photos in this gallery are from Memphis, but check back, as I'll be adding to it in the next few months.
From Beale Street Landing; Memphis, TN (photo taken Aug 2015). See more photos here. Memphis, TN
JD Edwards Band We're looking north today for the Song of the Day, all the way to Winnipeg's JD Edwards Band. This song has something of an unusual back story as I understand it. The band was touring in the US when JD needed an emergency appendectomy while in Memphis, which gave him
The mayors of Mississippi River towns just met in Memphis this week, so here's a tribute to the city and the big river that helps to define it. Charlie Daniels released Muddy Mississippi in 2002 on his CD Redneck Fiddlin' Man. Listen to more Songs of the Day here.
Gifted songwriter and musician JJ Cale died of Friday. If you don't recognize his name, you probably know songs of his, like Cocaine and After Midnight, both made famous by Eric Clapton. Cale grew up in Oklahoma and judging from his body of work, he knew a thing or two about the Mississippi River. In
Christmas is coming, which means many of us are on the move, perhaps heading back home to visit family, or maybe out of town to get away from family. Whatever your reason for traveling, this one goes out to you, especially if you are getting around by train. Jeffrey C. Capps, formerly of The Central
