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In
November 2014 Jesse
Winchester was posthumously inducted into the
Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
Jesse and rockabilly legend Carl
Perkins were among nine inductees
with Memphis roots in the Hall's third
induction class.
Previous inductees include: Elvis Presley, Jerry
Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Otis
Redding, B.B. King, Isaac Hayes, Al
Green, Howlin' Wolf, Sam Phillips,
Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, Albert King,
Rufus Thomas, Willie Mitchell, Carla
Thomas, Booker T & The MGs, The
Staple Singers, and the ‘Father of
The Blues’ W.C. Handy.
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In
2015 the Memphis Music Hall of Fame
opened a bricks-and-mortar museum located at the corner
of Beale Street and Second Street.
The Hall includes "never-before-seen memorabilia, rare
interviews, and interactive exhibits
that will be as impressive and as
outrageous as the inductees it
honors!" |
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