Beyond Beale

9 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

Beyond Beale is a Memphis music history podcast produced by the Mike Curb Institute at Rhodes College. We explore the music history just out of sight.

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Episodes

We've Sweetened Up a Little Bit

May 31, 2022 23:03 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

The KLiTZ take SXSW: Austin Chronicle article GRRLFest: the Memphis Flyer

Can't We Do the KiLTZ?

May 24, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

The women of the KLiTZ came from different backgrounds and have different stories. This episode looks deeper into each member of the KLiTZ and their lasting impact in Memphis.

We Never Tuned Our Guitars

May 12, 2022 23:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

"Couldn't Be Bothered" by the KLiTZ "Shake Me On Down" by the KLiTZ The KLiTZ FaceBook page

Beyond Beale Minisode: Punk Was An Attitude

February 28, 2022 18:54 - 7 minutes - 7.32 MB

In 1978 an all-female band called the KLiTZ broke out on the Memphis punk scene. Their own importance has often been overshadowed by the novelty of the men with whom they interacted, but a closer look shows that the women of the KLiTZ broke barriers for women playing punk music, especially in the South.

Everybody Has a Place at the Shell

March 27, 2021 20:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB

This podcast features interviews from, in order of appearance, Natalie Wilson, Henry Nelson, Augusta Palmer, Chris Wimmer, Ric Whitney, Robert Gordon, and Earl “the Pearl” Banks. Jimmy Crosthwait and "Daddy" Mack Orr have been featured in previous episodes of Beyond Beale. "Everybody Has a Place at the Shell" explores the impact and future of the Memphis Country Blues Festival, drawing on the historical context in "Diabolical and Revolutionary" and "Pretty Much Pure Gospel."

Pretty Much Pure Gospel

March 13, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

This podcast features interviews from, in order of appearance, Chris Wimmer, Jimmy Crosthwait, Augusta Palmer, Henry Nelson, and Robert Gordon. "Pretty Much Pure Gospel" explores the history of the Memphis Country Blues Festival, drawing on the historical context of "Diabolical and Revolutionary" to give a full picture of the festival itself.