Season 1 Episode 13 - Ron Hall

I went to high school with this week’s guest on the Memphis Music InnerView Podcast. Ron Hall started “collecting” (albums, Memphis music memorabilia, all kinds of stuff) when he was in high school. I was aware that Ron was collecting and selling albums at the Flea Market, but in 2001 my good friend, Steve Johnston, told me about a great new book he got as a birthday gift. It was Ron’s first book, Playing for A Piece of the Door. I loved it and read about so many bands that I followed and others I just heard of. In 2003, The Memphis Garage Band Yearbook was published. Not only was it a great read, but like it’s predecessor, it was also a great tool for my research for my interviews and That Memphis Music Radio Show. In 2014, Memphis Rocks: A Concert History 1955-1985 hit the bookshelves. Ron also wrote Sputnik, Masked Men, & Midgets: The Early Days of Memphis Wrestling, which was the basis for the movie Memphis Heat. I pride myself on knowing a lot about Memphis music, but I bow to Ron’s knowledge on the subject.