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Pre-Event: Soul of Memphis Tour
Date: Tuesday, January 28
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm CST
Cost: $90
Memphis is a city of music! From blues to gospel, Rock & Roll, R&B, Soul, and hip hop. What do all these musical genres have to do with the Church? How can they inform the church’s work of mission and justice in the world? Join Bill Buchanan, Director of the non-profit ministry Youth Mission Co (which includes the program Memphis Youth Mission) as he leads us on a musical journey of Memphis.
Includes transportation and entrance to Rock N Soul Museum, Sun Studios, and Stax Museum.
Lunch is not included.
Extensive, but not strenuous walking required.
Schedule of the day:
9:00am Meet at the Peabody, orientation and overview of the day. Main Points: • Church is at the heart of all the music that came from Memphis • Otis Moss III: We live in the tension between the “blues moan” and the “gospel shout” • We will see this thread through all the genres: Blues, rock n roll, soul, • The music coming out of Memphis today (Justin Timberlake, Lucero, Memphis rappers like Yo Gotti, Young Dolph, Three 6 Mafia) stand on these shoulders
9:20 Load bus for (short ride to) Beale Street)
9:30 Beale Street: Walking Tour, History and characters
10:00 Rock N Soul Museum
11:30 Gather for bus ride to Crosstown Concourse
11:45 Lunch on your own and exploration at Crosstown Concourse
12:30 Options: (choose one) Tour of Memphis Grooves studio Listening Lab WYXR Talk with Crosstown Arts (local nonprofit)
1:30 Depart for Sun Studio
2:00pm Sun Studio (Elvis, Howlin’ Wolf, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, BB King, Roy Orbison)
3:30 Stax Studios (Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, The Staples Singers, Booker T & The MG’s, Isaac Hayes)
4:45 Gather on bus to return to The Peabody
Leader: Bill Buchanan
Bill Buchanan is a Christian educator, pastor, and the Executive Director of the non-profit ministry Youth Mission Co, which plans and leads mission immersion programs for youth that are justice centered and biblically based. He lives in Asheville, NC where he loves playing music and researching music history. Bill is also known as “DJ5” and hosts dance parties and silent discos.