Radio Gonzo

Memphis, Tennessee could well be describes as the original nexus of rock and roll. It was, after all, where a young man with a peculiar haircut wandered into Sam Phillip's record store in 1953 and demanded that he record two songs as a present for his mother. Phillip's recognised that here was a true rara avis; a white youth with a black voice, and history was made. Ever since, Memphis has been a sort of multi- cultural musical melting pot where country music, Western swing, rockabilly, rock and roll, soul and blues music all meet each other, cross collateralises and produces new and exciting musical adventures with almost monotonous regularity. The music scene in Memphis is as exciting now as it always was and one of the most important movers and shakers of the contemporary Memphis music scene is Carl “Blue” Wise. His website explains; “Carl "Blue" Wise and his son Jordan formed Blueboy Records to exploit all genres of great music including R&B, Soul, Rock and Roll, Americana, and Pop. Carl "Blue" Wise, h